掻い潜る

かいくぐる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to slip through; to slip past; to evade

Kanji

• 掻 scratch. Read as かく.
• 潜 dive. Read as くぐる.

Example sentences

• 彼女は規則をかいくぐるのがうまい。
  She's good at getting around rules.

Common phrases

• 目をかいくぐる
• タッチをかいくぐる

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