くり抜ぬく

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ぬ

く

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

hollow out; gouge out; bore; drill; carve out

Used for removing material from inside something to create a cavity or hole, such as carving a pumpkin, drilling a hole, or hollowing out wood.

かぼちゃをくり抜ぬいてランタンを作つくった。
I hollowed out a pumpkin and made a lantern.

板いたに穴あなをくり抜ぬく。

I bore a hole in the board.

Written forms

くり抜ぬくUsage51%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; most common in modern usage.
くりぬくUsage43%
くり貫ぬくUsage2%
Alternate kanji spelling using 貫; less common but still seen.
刳くり貫ぬくUsage2%
Rare kanji spelling combining 刳 and 貫; mainly in older texts.
刳くり抜ぬくUsage1%
Rare kanji spelling using 刳; mainly in older texts.
刳くり抜ぬく
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.
刳くり貫ぬく
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.

Kanji

抜slip out, extract, pull out
貫pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
刳clear, serene, cold

Similar words

掘ほる
掘る means to dig into the ground or a surface, while くり抜く focuses on hollowing out or removing the inside of an object.
削けずる
削る means to shave, scrape, or cut down a surface, whereas くり抜く involves creating a cavity or hole by removing material from inside.

Etymology

Compound of くり (from 刳る, meaning to hollow out) and 抜く (to extract, pull out). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of extracting material to create a hollow space.