also: せんざく
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
prying; probing; digging into
Used for intrusive questioning or investigation into someone's private matters. Often carries a negative nuance of meddling. The kanji 穿鑿 literally means 'drilling and chiseling', metaphorically extended to prying.
See also: 詮索
彼は人の過去を穿鑿するのが好きだ。
He likes to pry into people's pasts.
そんなに穿鑿しないでください。
Please don't probe so much.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Obsolete literal sense of digging or excavating. In modern Japanese, 発掘 (はっくつ) is used instead. This sense is only encountered in historical texts.
古文書には、地面を穿鑿して井戸を掘ったと記されている。
Ancient documents record that they dug into the ground to make a well.