- 1. [v5t, vt] to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through
- 2. [v5t, vt, vi] to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); to be true to (nature)
- 3. [v5t, vt] to put on; to wear (arch)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-tsu)
| Dictionary form | うがつ | (ugatsu) |
| Polite | うがちます | (ugachimasu) |
| Past, plain | うがった | (ugatta) |
| Past, polite | うがちました | (ugachimashita) |
| Negative, plain | うがたない | (ugatanai) |
| Negative, polite | うがちません | (ugachimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | うがたなかった | (ugatanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | うがちませんでした | (ugachimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | うがって | (ugatte) |
| Potential | うがてる | (ugateru) |
| Volitional | うがとう | (ugatou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | うがてば | (ugateba) |
| Passive | うがたれる | (ugatareru) |
| Causative | うがたせる | (ugataseru) |
| Imperative | うがて | (ugate) |
Kanji in this word
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穿
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drillOn: セン (sen)Kun: うが.つ (uga.tsu)、 は.く (ha.ku)
Example Sentences
点滴石を穿つ。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.