From making a hole to getting at the truthSourced
Japan · Japanese meaning
Ugatsu has physical and figurative senses
Japanese ugatsu can mean making a hole or penetrating something. It can also describe accurately identifying an essential truth, while the dictionary separately records suspicious interpretation. The context matters when assessing an ugatta view.
Penetration has become a way to describe thought too.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05