Readings

Kana: クツ、ほ.る
Romaji: kutsu, ho.ru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ぼり
Romaji: bori
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dig, delve, excavate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1257
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  gweol
Chinese Reading:  jue2
Unicode:  6398
JIS:  3721

Indexes

Halpern Index: 496
Nelson Index: 1943

Words

発掘 (はっくつ)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
採掘 (さいくつ)
mining
掘り下げる (ほりさげる)
to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further
盗掘 (とうくつ)
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
堀割 (ほりわり)
canal; waterway; ditch
掘る (ほる)
to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
掘削 (くっさく)
digging out; excavation
掘り出す (ほりだす)
to dig out; to pick up
掘り起こす (ほりおこす)
to reclaim; to dig up
掘り抜き井戸 (ほりぬきいど)
artesian well; tapped well
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