くり抜く くりぬく Also written 刳り抜く, くり貫く, 刳り貫く, 刳抜く, 刳貫く Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin) Kanji 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく. Common phrases 中をくり抜く Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists