Japanese symbol for “pry”

抉る

こじる

Romaji: kojiru

to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

In Japanese, pry is 抉る, read こじる (kojiru).

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Meanings

v5r, vt to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

Kanji and stroke order

抉

gouge, hollow out, bore

on: ケツ
kun: えぐ.る、こじ.る、くじ.る

7 strokes

Other Japanese words for “pry”

Word	Reading	Meaning
抉じる	こじる kojiru	to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
立ち入る	たちいる tachiiru	to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to pry (into)
ほじくり出す	ほじくりだす hojikuridasu	to pry (into people's private affairs)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
剔抉	てっけつ tekketsu	gouging out
抉れる	えぐれる egureru	to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
抉じる	こじる kojiru	to pry (open); to prise; to wrench