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ほじくり返す (ほじくりかえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
dig up ; expose ; disclose
Literally to dig something up from the ground, or figuratively to unearth and expose hidden facts, secrets, or past events, often with a negative or meddlesome connotation.
記き 者しゃ は 政せい 治じ 家か の 過か 去こ の スキャンダル を ほじくり 返かえ し た 。
The reporter dug up the politician's past scandal.
Written forms ほじくり 返かえ す Usage 75%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
穿ほじく り 返かえ す Usage 13%
Full kanji spelling is rare and may be difficult to read.
ほじくりかえす Usage 13%
Kanji 穿 put on (to the feet), dig, pierce Etymology Compound of ほじくる (to pick at, to poke) and 返す (to return, to do again). The exact derivation of ほじくる is uncertain, but it is likely a mimetic or sound-symbolic root related to poking or digging.
