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くぐる
kuguru
Description
「くぐる」は、頭を下げて何かの下や間を通り抜けることです。
"くぐる" means to pass under or through something by lowering your head.
門やトンネル、水の中などを通るときに使います。
It is used when passing through gates, tunnels, or underwater.
Meanings
くぐるkuguru
to pass through, go under, duck under
神社の鳥居をくぐる。
Pass through the torii gate of the shrine.
くぐるkuguru
to dive under water, go beneath the surface
水の中をくぐって進んだ。
Went through the water and moved forward.
くぐるkuguru
to slip past, evade, get around (rules, danger)
法の網をくぐる。
Evade the net of the law.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
often implies bending or lowering the head to pass under something like a gate or curtain.
- Etymology
also written 潜る, which is read moguru when it means to dive deep.
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