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N2 Kanji 83: 掘

Meaning:

In Japanese,掘 means “to  dig”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:ほ
Onyomi:くつ


How to write it:


Origin:

You can see someone bending his body.
When you dig something, you need to bend your body.
So 掘 means “to dig”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaningType
Inter掘るほるto digVerb
Adv発掘はっくつexcavationNoun & Verb
H_Adv掘り出すほりだすto dig outVerb
H_Adv掘り起こすほりおこすto dig upVerb
H_Adv掘り下げるほりさげるto dig downVerb
H_Adv採掘さいくつminingNoun & Verb
S_Adv掘削くっさくexcavationNoun & Verb
Others掘り返すほりかえすto dig upVerb
Others掘り割りほりわりcanalNoun
Others掘り崩すほりくずすto undermineVerb
Others掘り当てるほりあてるto strikeVerb
Others掘り進むほりすすむto dig throughVerb
Others盗掘とうくつdig illegallyNoun & Verb
Others掘り進めるほりすすめるto dig forwardVerb
Others掘り起こしほりおこしdigging upNoun
Others穴掘りあなほりdiggingNoun
Others試掘しくつprospectingNoun & Verb
Others掘り抜くほりぬくto dig throughVerb
Others金掘りかねほりgold diggerNoun
Others掘り取るほりとるto digVerb
Others芋掘りいもほりdigging potatoesNoun
Others掘り上げるほりあげるto dig upVerb
Others素掘りすぼりunlinedNoun
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