ほじる
Also written 穿る, ほじくる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to clean (ears)
- to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
Example sentences
- 鼻をほじるな。
Don't pick your nose. - 審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」
I shot a look in the referee's direction, but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"