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穿: pierce

pierce; dig through; put on (legs)
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Readings

On
セン
Kun
うがつ・はく

穿く (はく) is for wearing trousers or skirts; 穿つ (うがつ) means to bore through; the on-yomi セン appears in 穿孔 and 穿刺.

Key words

穿つうがつto bore through, pierce
穿くはくto wear (trousers, skirt)
穿孔せんこうperforation, drilling
穿刺せんしpuncture (medical)
穿鑿せんさくprying, digging into

Example sentences

Over many years, drops of water bored a small hole in the hard rock.

It was a cold morning, so I went out wearing thick trousers.

This machine is a drilling machine that makes accurate holes in iron plates.

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