掘

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

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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