also: せんざく
穿鑿する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 穿鑿する | 穿鑿しない |
| Polite | 穿鑿します | 穿鑿しません |
| Past polite | 穿鑿しました | 穿鑿しませんでした |
| Past | 穿鑿した | 穿鑿しなかった |
| Te-form | 穿鑿して | 穿鑿しないで |
| Desire | 穿鑿したい | 穿鑿したくない |
| Potential | 穿鑿できる | 穿鑿できない |
| Passive | 穿鑿される | 穿鑿されない |
| Causative | 穿鑿させる | 穿鑿させない |
| Causative passive | 穿鑿させられる | 穿鑿させられない |
| Volitional | 穿鑿しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 穿鑿しましょう | |
| Imperative | 穿鑿しろ | 穿鑿するな |
| Conditional | 穿鑿すれば | 穿鑿しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 穿鑿したら | 穿鑿しなかったら |
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
He likes to pry into people's pasts.
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.
Ancient documents record that they dug into the ground to make a well.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.