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

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抉る

刳る、剔る
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
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決る

抉る、刳る、杓る
しゃくる、さくる
to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out; to scoop; to ladle; to bail; to jerk (one's chin)
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抉る

くじる
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
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抉る

抉じる
こじる
to pry; to prize; to prise
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刳れる

抉れる
v1
vi
えぐれる
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
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剔抉

てっけつ
gouging (out); exposure
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抉じ開ける

こじ開ける
v1
vt
こじあける
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
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杓れる

決れる、抉れる
v1
しゃくれる
to be concaved; to have a concave shape; to be crooked (chin)
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抉じ入れる

v1
こじいれる
to force something (into); to thrust forcibly (into)
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抉り出す

v5s
えぐりだす
to gouge; to scoop out