Word Meaning 抉る

くじる kujiru

抉る is read as くじる (kujiru) and means to stick into and move around.

Meaning

English

to stick into and move around
to dig around in
to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

Reading

Kana

くじる

Romaji

kujiru

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 159466 Priority Z

Example Sentences

1

虫歯を抉るような痛みがした。

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.