7 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gouge, hollow out, bore, pry

Kun'yomi
  • to gouge ②to greatly perturb ③to get to the bottom of things
  • to pry
  • くじ
    to stick into and move around
On'yomi
  • ケツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えぐ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

gouge, hollow out, bore
えぐ.る ケツ こじ.る (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
decide, determine, archery glove
カイ ケツ ケチ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

to force something (into)
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References

Unicode hex code 6289
JIS X 0208 1-57-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1840
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2078
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2274
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2373
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11873
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c4.3
Four corner code 5503.0