ほじる

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
穿る

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほじる [hòjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ʑiɾɯ̟]

Verb

ほじる • (hojiru) ^{←ほじる (foziru)^?}godan (stem ほじり (hojiri), past ほじった (hojitta))

to dig up; to peck at; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.)
鼻(はな)をほじる
hana o hojiru
to pick the nose
to pry into; to examine; to dredge up

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ほじる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ほじら	hojira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ほじり	hojiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ほじる	hojiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ほじる	hojiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ほじれ	hojire
Meireikei ("imperative")	ほじれ	hojire
Key constructions
Passive	ほじられる	hojirareru
Causative	ほじらせるほじらす	hojiraseru hojirasu
Potential	ほじれる	hojireru
Volitional	ほじろう	hojirō
Negative	ほじらない	hojiranai
Negative continuative	ほじらず	hojirazu
Formal	ほじります	hojirimasu
Perfective	ほじった	hojitta
Conjunctive	ほじって	hojitte
Hypothetical conditional	ほじれば	hojireba

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
聘る

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほじる [hòjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ʑiɾɯ̟]

Verb

ほじる • (hojiru) ^{←ほじる (foziru)^?}godan (stem ほじり (hojiri), past ほじった (hojitta))

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Conjugation

Conjugation of "ほじる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ほじら	hojira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ほじり	hojiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ほじる	hojiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ほじる	hojiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ほじれ	hojire
Meireikei ("imperative")	ほじれ	hojire
Key constructions
Passive	ほじられる	hojirareru
Causative	ほじらせるほじらす	hojiraseru hojirasu
Potential	ほじれる	hojireru
Volitional	ほじろう	hojirō
Negative	ほじらない	hojiranai
Negative continuative	ほじらず	hojirazu
Formal	ほじります	hojirimasu
Perfective	ほじった	hojitta
Conjunctive	ほじって	hojitte
Hypothetical conditional	ほじれば	hojireba

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN