えぐる
抉る
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
N3Godan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to gouge•to hollow out•to bore•to excavate•to scoop out
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to greatly perturb•to cause emotional pain
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to get to the bottom of things•to relentlessly bring the truth to light
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
抉る(えぐる)
Negativeない形
抉らない(えぐらない)
Pastた形
抉った(えぐった)
Past Negativeなかった形
抉らなかった(えぐらなかった)
Te-formて形
抉って(えぐって)
Example Sentences
傷を深くえぐってはならない、傷を新たに作ることになるから。
Search not the wound too deep lest thou make a new one.
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