穿つ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
穿
うが
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

穿(うが)つ • (ugatsu) transitive godan (stem 穿(うが)ち (ugachi), past 穿(うが)った (ugatta))

  1. to bore, to drill, to pierce
    雨垂(あまだ)れ石(いし)を穿(うが)つ。
    Amadare ishi o ugatsu.
    Raindrops wear away stone.
  2. (figuratively) to go to the heart of the matter, to be astute, to understand, to guess correctly
    真(しん)を穿(うが)つ
    shin o ugatsu
    hit the mark; understand the truth

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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