抉る
えぐる
Also written 刳る, くる, 剔る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive 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
Kanji
- 抉 gouge; hollow out; bore. Read as えぐる.
Related forms
- 抉れる (えぐれる) to be gouged (intransitive partner)