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掘る
ほる
N2
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to dig
2
to excavate
3
to hollow
4
to delve into
5
to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.)
6
to mine (coal, ore, etc.)
Example sentence
アナグマは深い穴を掘る。
Badgers dig deep holes.
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Kanji in this word
掘
Dig, Delve, Excavate
11 strokes
More words with
掘
採掘
さいくつ ·
mining
N1
発掘
はっくつ ·
excavation
N1
掘削
くっさく ·
digging out
根掘り葉掘り
ねほりはほり ·
inquisitively
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