ほじる

Frequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464.
    Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
  1. to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to clean (ears)word usually written using kana alone
  2. to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge upword usually written using kana alone
Forms
  • ほじるFrequency rank: 39,878. – 40,464.
  • る【ほじる】【ほじくる】
  • ほじくるFrequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. ．.
  2. ．.
Wiktionary
Example sentences
4 results
1. 、やがっ。きごう「、・・・きごう」
I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"
Tatoeba
2. 。
Don't pick your nose.
Tatoeba
3. 。
Don't pick your teeth in front of me.
Tatoeba
4. きごう「、きごう」。
It was determined that the picking of one's nose is a completely normal act for adolescent boys.
Tatoeba
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