- 1. [exp, v5u] to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core (id)
- 2. [exp, v5u] {sports} to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.) (id)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | しんをくう | (shinwokuu) |
| Polite | しんをくいます | (shinwokuimasu) |
| Past, plain | しんをくった | (shinwokutta) |
| Past, polite | しんをくいました | (shinwokuimashita) |
| Negative, plain | しんをくわない | (shinwokuwanai) |
| Negative, polite | しんをくいません | (shinwokuimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | しんをくわなかった | (shinwokuwanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しんをくいませんでした | (shinwokuimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | しんをくって | (shinwokutte) |
| Potential | しんをくえる | (shinwokueru) |
| Volitional | しんをくおう | (shinwokuou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | しんをくえば | (shinwokueba) |
| Passive | しんをくわれる | (shinwokuwareru) |
| Causative | しんをくわせる | (shinwokuwaseru) |
| Imperative | しんをくえ | (shinwokue) |