also: くる
えぐる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | えぐる | えぐらない |
| Polite | えぐります | えぐりません |
| Past polite | えぐりました | えぐりませんでした |
| Past | えぐった | えぐらなかった |
| Te-form | えぐって | えぐらないで |
| Desire | えぐりたい | えぐりたくない |
| Potential | えぐれる | えぐれない |
| Passive | えぐられる | えぐられない |
| Causative | えぐらせる | えぐらせない |
| Causative passive | えぐらせられるalso えぐらされる | えぐらせられないalso えぐらされない |
| Volitional | えぐろう | |
| Polite volitional | えぐりましょう | |
| Imperative | えぐれ | えぐるな |
| Conditional | えぐれば | えぐらなければ |
| Tara conditional | えぐったら | えぐらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Physical action of digging or cutting into something to remove material, often with force. Used for carving out wood, gouging eyes, or scooping out flesh.
I gouged a hole in the wood with a knife.
He scooped out the melon seeds with a spoon.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
cause emotional pain; cut deep; wrench
Only with reading えぐる
Metaphorical use: words or events that deeply hurt someone emotionally, as if gouging the heart. Often used with 心, 胸, or 気持ち.
His insensitive words cut deep into my heart.
The sad scene in that movie wrenched the audience's hearts.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
get to the bottom of; expose the truth; dig into
Only with reading えぐる
Figurative use: relentlessly pursuing the truth, exposing hidden facts, or asking probing questions. Often used in journalism or investigation contexts.
The reporter asked questions that dug into the politician's corruption.
This documentary exposes the truth of the incident.
He gouged out the core of the apple with a knife.
That single remark cut me to the heart.
The article digs deep into the truth behind the incident.
His words felt like they were reopening an old wound.
Archaic kanji form with reading くる, limited to the physical hollowing-out sense.
Very rare kanji form; may appear in older texts.