Kanji

抉

抉

gouge, hollow out, bore, pry

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

えぐる, こじる, くじる

Example sentences

抉る くじる
壁 の 穴 を 棒 で 抉った 。

I stirred the hole in the wall with a stick.

抉り取る えぐりとる
スプーン で メロン の 種 を 抉り取った 。

I gouged out the melon seeds with a spoon.

抉じ開ける こじあける
泥棒 は バール を 使っ て ドア を 抉じ開けた 。

The thief pried open the door with a crowbar.

剔抉 てっけつ
ジャーナリスト は 政界 の 闇 を 剔抉 した

The journalist exposed the darkness of the political world.

Example Vocabulary

抉る

くじる

to gouge; to stir; to scoop out; to pick at

抉る

くじる

to gouge; to stir; to scoop out; to pick at

抉れる

えぐれる

抉り取る

えぐりとる

to gouge out, to scoop out

抉る

くじる

to gouge; to stir; to scoop out; to pick at

抉り出す

えぐりだす

抉る

くじる

to gouge; to stir; to scoop out; to pick at

抉じ開ける

こじあける

to pry open; to force open; to break open

抉れる

えぐれる

剔抉

てっけつ

exposing; gouging out; uncovering (evil)

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