I dug a big hole in the garden and planted a tree.
掘
dig, delve, excavate
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
扌部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
クツ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
ほる
Common Readings
クツ, ほ…る
Example sentences
He dug his own grave by saying unnecessary things.
Many pieces of pottery were excavated from these ruins.
A splendid stone coffin was excavated from the ancient ruins.
They mine gold in the new mine.
High-quality sphalerite is mined in this mine.
He dug up the garden and found an old gold coin.
The worker used a pickaxe to break up the hard ground.
I want you to stop raking up things from the past now.
My grandfather dug up an old pot in the garden.
Example Vocabulary
掘る
to dig; to excavate; to dig up
発掘
excavation, discovery
採掘
mining; excavation
掘り起こす
to dig up; to unearth; to reclaim (land)
掘り返す
to dig up; to plow; to rake up
掘り出す
to dig out; to unearth; to find a bargain or hidden valuable item
根掘り葉掘り
墓穴を掘る
掘り下げる
掘り進む
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