Kanji

掘

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JLPT N2Jōyō · secondaryfreq #125711 strokes

Meanings

dig, delve, excavate

ES: cavar, excavar, taladrar, hurgar en

On
クツ
Kun
ほ.る

Common words

  • 掘るほるto dig, to excavate, to hollow
  • 採掘さいくつmining, digging, working (a mine)
  • 発掘はっくつexcavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing
  • 掘削くっさくdigging out, excavation
  • 根掘り葉掘りねほりはほりinquisitively, pryingly, nosily, thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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