This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: テキ、テイ、えぐ.る、そ.る
Romaji: teki, tei, egu.ru, so.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

cutting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  18
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-2
Korean Reading:  cheog
Chinese Reading:  ti1
Unicode:  5254
JIS:  5171

Indexes

Nelson Index: 694
New Nelson Index: 494
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f8.2
Four Corner Index: 6220.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2031
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0285

Words

(てき)
cutting
剔除 (てきじょ)
removal (in surgery)
抉る (えぐる、くる)
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
剔出 (てきしゅつ)
extraction; removal; excision
剔抉 (てっけつ)
gouging (out); exposure
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