抉る
eguru
to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out
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  1. eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
  2. kojiru to pry, to prize, to prise
  3. kujiru to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
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Kanji Breakdown
Gouge, Hollow Out, Bore, Pry
On: けつ Kun: えぐ.る,こじ.る,くじ.る
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Ru-verb (一段動詞)
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抉る → 抉ます → 抉て → 抉た

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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