Vocabulary

What does くぐる (kuguru) mean?

くぐる means to pass through, go under; to evade (rules).

Quick facts
Reading	くぐる
Romaji	kuguru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

くぐるくぐる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkuguru

to pass through, go under; to evade (rules)

Example sentences

鳥居(とりい)をくぐって神社(じんじゃ)に入(はい)った。
I passed through the torii gate and entered the shrine.
彼(かれ)は法(ほう)の網(あみ)をくぐって金(かね)を稼(かせ)いだ。
He earned money by slipping through loopholes in the law.