Word Meaning 刳る

くる kuru

刳る is read as くる (kuru) and means to get to the bottom of things.

Meaning

English

  1. to get to the bottom of things
  2. to relentlessly bring the truth to light
  3. to greatly perturb
  4. to cause emotional pain
  5. to gouge
  6. to hollow out
  7. to bore
  8. to excavate

Reading

Kana

くる

Romaji

kuru

Writing Variants

  • 刳る えぐる eguru
  • 剔る えぐる eguru
  • 抉る えぐる eguru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 暴き出す,抉り出す,刳り出す,剔る,剔出,摘出,剔抉,化けの皮を剥がす Rank 159164 Priority Z

Example Sentences

2

するどいいたみがむねをくるようだった。

The sharp pain felt as if it were tearing through my chest.

そのことばはこころをくるほどざんこくだった。

Those words were cruel enough to tear at the heart.