穿つ

穿つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
穿
うが Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Verb

穿つ (godan conjugation, hiragana うがつ, rōmaji ugatsu)

1. to bore, to drill, to pierce

   雨垂 (あまだ)れ石 (いし)を穿 (うが)つ。

   Amadare ishi o ugatsu.

   Raindrops wear away stone.

2. (figuratively) to go to the heart of the matter, to be astute, to understand, to guess correctly

   真 (しん)を穿 (うが)つ

   shin o ugatsu

   hit the mark; understand the truth