Onyomi: クツ · Kunyomi: ほ.る · Meanings: delve, dig, excavate
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Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
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掘る | ほる | to dig, to excavate, to hollow | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
掘り出す | ほりだす | to dig out, to pick up | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
掘り出し物 | ほりだしもの | (lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove | Noun |
掘り返す | ほりかえす | to dig up, to turn up, to tear up | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
掘り起こす | ほりおこす | to dig up, to unearth, to uncover | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
掘っ立て小屋 | ほったてごや | hut, shanty, hovel, shack | Noun |
掘り抜く | ほりぬく | to dig through, to drill into, to excavate | Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
掘削 | くっさく | digging out, excavation | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
掘り下げる | ほりさげる | to dig down | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
掘足綱 | くっそくこう | Scaphopoda (class of molluscs comprising the tooth shells) | Noun |
掘りごたつ | ほりごたつ | sunken kotatsu, low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) | Noun |
掘り抜き井戸 | ほりぬきいど | artesian well, tapped well | Noun |
掘立柱 | ほったてばしら | pillar sunk into the ground | Noun |
掘り進む | ほりすすむ | to burrow through, to dig through | Godan verb with 'mu' ending |
掘り尽くす | ほりつくす | to work out (a mine), to exhaust (vein of ore) | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |