Word Meaning 抉る

えぐる eguru

抉る is read as えぐる (eguru) 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

えぐる

Romaji

eguru

Writing Variants

  • 刳る えぐる eguru
  • 刳る くる kuru
  • 剔る えぐる eguru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 暴き出す,抉り出す,刳り出す,刳る,剔る,剔出,摘出,剔抉 Rank 159774 Priority Z

Example Sentences

1

むしばをえぐるようないたみがした。

It felt like a pain digging into a cavity.