Japanese symbol for “gouging”
くり抜き
くりぬき
Romaji: kurinuki
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
In Japanese, gouging is くり抜き, read くりぬき (kurinuki).
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Meanings
- n hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
Written forms: くり抜き、くり貫き、刳り抜き、刳り貫き. Readings: くりぬき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting; skipping |
| 選抜 | せんばつ senbatsu | selection; choice; picking out |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい bassui | extract; excerpt; selection |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out; to sneak away; to break free |
| 海抜 | かいばつ kaibatsu | height above sea level |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.