Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: dig, delve, excavate
Kunyomi: ほ.る
Onyomi: クツ
Composition: 扌 屈
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
掘削する(くっさくする) dig out, excavate
発掘する(はっくつする) excavate, unearth, exhume
採掘する(さいくつする) mine [v.t.]
掘る(ほる) dig, excavate
掘り下げる(ほりさげる) dig down, delve into
掘り返す(ほりかえす) dig up, turn up, tear up
掘り出し物(ほりだしもの) good buy, bargain, treasure
露天堀り(ろてんぼり) open air strip mining
発掘 (ハックツ) excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing, discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing
盗掘 (トウクツ) illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
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
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: dig, delve, excavate
Kunyomi: ほ.る
Onyomi: クツ
Composition: 扌 屈
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
掘削する(くっさくする) dig out, excavate
発掘する(はっくつする) excavate, unearth, exhume
採掘する(さいくつする) mine [v.t.]
掘る(ほる) dig, excavate
掘り下げる(ほりさげる) dig down, delve into
掘り返す(ほりかえす) dig up, turn up, tear up
掘り出し物(ほりだしもの) good buy, bargain, treasure
露天堀り(ろてんぼり) open air strip mining
発掘 (ハックツ) excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing, discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing
盗掘 (トウクツ) illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
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