Keyword
take out what's buried inside
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
KankenLevel 1
Heisig2373
Readings
えぐ
(51%)
くじ
(38%)
こじ
(5%)
さく
(1%)
Composed of
left hand
almost decide
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to pry; to prize; to prise
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
gouging out; exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
to pry; to prize; to prise
to force something (into); to thrust forcibly (into)
Examples (1 in total)
I'll gouge out your eyes!