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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)

noun, auxillary suru verb
digging out, excavation
Other readings:
掘鑿【くっさく】

もの
horidashimono
noun
(lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove
Other readings:
掘出し物【ほりだしもの】
堀り出し物【ほりだしもの】

horiokosu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dig up, to unearth, to uncover
Other readings:
掘り起す【ほりおこす】
掘起す【ほりおこす】

horisageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dig down, to delve into, to get to the bottom of (a matter), to investigate further
Other readings:
掘下げる【ほりさげる】

horiateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strike (gold, oil, etc.), to find (e.g. buried treasure), to dig up
Other readings:
掘りあてる【ほりあてる】
掘当てる【ほりあてる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig up, to turn up, to tear up
2.
to rake up (e.g. old scandal), to dig over
Other readings:
掘返す【ほりかえす】
堀り返す【ほりかえす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to dig out, to pick up
Other readings:
掘出す【ほりだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
mining
See also:採掘

noun, auxillary suru verb
excavation, tunnel

noun
Scaphopoda (class of molluscs comprising the tooth shells)

noun
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
Other readings:
掘っ建て【ほったて】
掘立て【ほったて】
掘建て【ほったて】

hottategoya
noun
1.
hut, shanty, hovel, shack
See also:小屋
2.
house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
Other readings:
掘っ建て小屋【ほったてごや】
掘建て小屋【ほったてごや】
掘立小屋【ほったてごや】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

しら
hottatebashira
noun
pillar sunk into the ground
Other readings:
掘っ建て柱【ほったてばしら】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to undermine, to sap, to dig away

noun
sunken kotatsu, low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
See also:炬燵
Other readings:
掘り炬燵【ほりごたつ】
掘り火燵【ほりごたつ】
掘炬燵【ほりごたつ】[1]
掘火燵【ほりごたつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to dig into
Other readings:
掘りこむ【ほりこむ】
掘込む【ほりこむ】

Godan-mu verb
to burrow through, to dig through

horitsukusu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to work out (a mine), to exhaust (vein of ore)
Other readings:
掘りつくす【ほりつくす】
堀りつくす【ほりつくす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

horinukiido
noun
artesian well, tapped well
Other readings:
掘抜き井戸【ほりぬきいど】
掘抜井戸【ほりぬきいど】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to dig through, to drill into, to excavate
Other readings:
掘抜く【ほりぬく】
堀り抜く【ほりぬく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
canal, waterway, ditch
Other readings:
堀り割り【ほりわり】
堀割り【ほりわり】
掘割【ほりわり】
掘り割り【ほりわり】
掘割り【ほりわり】

Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
dig, delve, excavate
KUN:
  • ほ.る
    ho.ru
ON:
  • クツ
    kutsu
Nanori:
  • ぼり
    bori

Sentence results (showing 1-10 of 40 results)


ちょっけ
直径
ふか
あな
やく
かん
時間
はん
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth

The dog was digging a hole

They intended to drill for oil

しょうね
少年
ぶん
自分
いぬ
はか
The boy dug a grave for his dog that had died

The boy dug a grave for his dead pet

さむ
寒い
から
ゆき
なか
あな
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow

みん
おか
うえ
地下
おか
うえ
いえ
A cellar was dug on top of the hill and they slowly moved the house from the road to the hill

I made a great find in the store the other day

かれ
彼ら
たからも
宝物
もと
求めて
They dug here and there for treasure

かれ
あな
He dug a hole
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