Stroke count: 7
Meaning: gouge, hollow out, bore, pry
Kunyomi: えぐ.る こじ.る くじ.る
Onyomi: ケツ
Composition: 扌 夬
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
剔抉 (テッケツ) gouging out, exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
抉る (えぐる) to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out, to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain, to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
抉る (こじる) to pry, to prize, to prise
抉る (くじる) to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: gouge, hollow out, bore, pry
Kunyomi: えぐ.る こじ.る くじ.る
Onyomi: ケツ
Composition: 扌 夬
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
剔抉 (テッケツ) gouging out, exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
抉る (えぐる) to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out, to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain, to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
抉る (こじる) to pry, to prize, to prise
抉る (くじる) to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)