- 1. [v5r, vt] to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to clean (ears) (uk, col)
- 2. [v5r, vt] to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up (uk, col)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | ほじる | (hojiru) |
| Polite | ほじります | (hojirimasu) |
| Past, plain | ほじった | (hojitta) |
| Past, polite | ほじりました | (hojirimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ほじらない | (hojiranai) |
| Negative, polite | ほじりません | (hojirimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ほじらなかった | (hojiranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほじりませんでした | (hojirimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ほじって | (hojitte) |
| Potential | ほじれる | (hojireru) |
| Volitional | ほじろう | (hojirou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ほじれば | (hojireba) |
| Passive | ほじられる | (hojirareru) |
| Causative | ほじらせる | (hojiraseru) |
| Imperative | ほじれ | (hojire) |
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
審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」
I shot a look in the referee's direction, but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"