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Secondary schoolJLPT N2

dig, delve, excavate

11 strokes · frequency rank #1257

On
クツ
Kun
ほ.る

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. はっくつexcavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthing1
    • How many new sites were uncovered?

  2. ほるto dig; to excavate; to hollow2
    • Have you dug up potatoes?

    • They intended to drill for oil.

    • He dug a hole.

  3. くっさくdigging out; excavation3
  4. さいくつmining; digging; working (a mine)4
  5. ねほりはほりinquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly5
  6. とうくつillegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing6
  7. しくつprospecting; trial digging7
    • They are boring the ground for oil.

  8. いどほりwell digging; well digger8
    • His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.

  9. ほりだすto dig out; to pick up9
    • Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.

    • An antique pot was dug out.

    • Before he went fishing, he dug up some worms for bait.

  10. ほりかえすto dig up; to turn up; to tear up10
    • When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.

    • After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.

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