穿
穿

put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill

9 strokesGrade 9

On

セン

Kun

うが.つは.く

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Common Words

履く穿くはく佩く着く帯くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4422
1

Usu. 履く or 穿く

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear

Examples
この靴はきつすぎてはけない。
These shoes are too tight to get into.
2

Usu. 佩く or 帯く

to affix (a sword to one's hip)

3

Archaic

to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

穿つうがつTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10919
1

to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through

Examples
点滴石を穿つ。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
2

Intransitive verb

to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); to be true to (nature)

3

Archaic

to put on; to wear

ほじるほじくる穿るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #29988
1

Colloquial

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to clean (ears)

Examples
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!?"
2

Colloquial

to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

ほじくり返す穿り返すほじくりかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #38972
1

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

履き違えるはき違えるはきちがえる穿き違えるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #44255
1

to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet

2

to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of; to misunderstand

Examples
これらの回答は、原因と結果をはき違えている。
These answers confuse cause with consequence.
穴を穿つ穴をうがつあなをうがつExpressionGodan verbFreq #44344
1

Idiomatic expression

to find someone's weak spot; to drill a hole

穿鑿せんさくせんざくNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #52287
1

probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); scrutiny; poking one's nose into; poking around

2

Obsolete term

excavation; digging

かっぽじる掻っ穿るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #54192
1

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)

穿孔せんこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #61367
1

perforation; punching; boring; drilling

ほじくり出す穿り出すほじくりだすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #69735
1

to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.)

2

to pry (into people's private affairs)

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