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抉る
刳る
剔る
Readings

eguru
くる
kuru

Reading restricted to 刳る
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out

Meaning restricted to えぐる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain

Meaning restricted to えぐる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future えぐる, えぐります
[does], will [do]
えぐらない, えぐりません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past えぐった, えぐりました
[did]
えぐらなかった, えぐりませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative えぐって, えぐりまして えぐらないで, えぐりませんで えぐらなくて
Kanjis
ON: ケツ KUN: えぐ.る, こじ.る, くじ.る
gouge, hollow out, bore, pry

Stroke: 7 SKIP: 1-3-4 FC: 5503.3


ON: KUN: く.る, えぐ.る
clear, serene, cold

Stroke: 8 SKIP: 1-6-2 FC: 4220.0


ON: テキ, テイ KUN: えぐ.る, そ.る
cutting

Stroke: 10 SKIP: 1-8-2 FC: 6220.0


Phrases
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。
Parts: (きず) 深い (ふかい) 抉る (えぐる) ならない (ならぬ) (きず) 新た (あらた) 作る (つくる) 事になる (ことになる) から
Search not the wound too deep lest thou make a new one.