穿つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
穿
うが Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うがつ [ùgáꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɡa̠t͡sɨ]

Verb

穿(うが)つ • (ugatsu) transitive godan (stem 穿(うが)ち (ugachi), past 穿(うが)った (ugatta))

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