穿
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill
Readings
On'yomi
- セン
Kun'yomi
- うが.つ
- は.く
Meaning
穿 centers on making an opening or forcing a way through: piercing, drilling, digging, or putting on footwear by pushing the foot through.
Most common words using 穿
20 of 51- 穿刺せんし
paracentesis; centesis; puncture; tap
- 穿孔せんこう
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
- 穿つうがつ
to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through
- カード穿孔機構カードせんこうきこう
card punch
- カード穿孔装置カードせんこうそうち
card punch
- スポット穿孔機スポットせんこうき
spot punch
- テープ穿孔機構テープせんこうきこう
tape punch
- テープ穿孔装置テープせんこうそうち
tape punch
- 合計穿孔機ごうけいせんこうき
summary punch
- 孔を穿つあなをうがつ
to pierce a hole
- 微に入り細を穿つびにいりさいをうがつ
to go into the minutest details
- 心臓穿刺しんぞうせんし
cardiocentesis
- 掻っ穿るかっぽじる
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
- 涓滴岩を穿つけんてきいわをうがつ
slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone
- 渇に臨みて井を穿つかつにのぞみてせいをうがつ
to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirsty
- 点滴穿石てんてきせんせき
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
- 直穿きじかばき
wearing next to the skin (e.g. shoes without socks, trousers without underwear)
- 磨穿鉄硯ませんてっけん
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
- 穴を穿つあなをうがつ
to find someone's weak spot; to drill a hole
- 穿ちすぎたうがちすぎた
farfetched
Study
Etymology
穿 combines 穴 (hole, cavity) and 牙 (tooth, tusk), suggesting the idea of piercing or boring through something with a tooth-like tool.
Meaning mnemonic
A tusk (牙) drills through a hole (穴): imagine a sharp tusk piercing a cavity to dig or drill through, or a foot pushing through a shoe opening.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, picture a centipede (セン) using its many legs to dig and pierce through the ground: cent -> セン.