Keyword
drill
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2661
Readings
うが
(45%)
(40%)
せん
(6%)
ほじ
(3%)
(1%)
Composed of
hole
fang
Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
undershorts; underpants
to go into the minutest details
paracentesis; centesis; puncture; tap
reading too much into things
to pierce a hole
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
trepanning; trepanation; trephining
undershorts; underpants
drilling machine; boring machine; drill press; keypunch; card punching machine
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
pangolin; scaly anteater
thoracentesis; thoracocentesis; pleural tap
gastric perforation; perforation of the stomach
penetration
reading too much into things
slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; (lit.) constant dripping wears away a stone
wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
shrewd; penetrating; keen
punch position; punching position
punch (e.g. card, tape)
venipuncture; venepuncture
slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; (lit.) constant dripping wears away a stone
to fail to make timely preparations; (lit.) to not dig a well until one is thirsty
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
Examples (1 in total)
The children wear short pants even in the winter.