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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

掘

Readings

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

Name Reading

Kana: ぼり
Romaji: bori
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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
New Nelson Index: 2204
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.32
Four Corner Index: 5707.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1189
Gakken Index: 1276
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12264
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0278
Remembering the kanji Index: 1061
Kanji Flashcards Index: 576
Kodansha Compact Index: 897
Kanji in Context Index: 1259
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 364
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 454
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1070
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1141
Essential Kanji Index: 1265
Kodansha Kanji Index: 601
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1376
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1438

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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