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掘

dig
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingクツ
Kun readingほ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. digRtK
  2. delve
  3. excavate
  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to hollow
  4. to delve into
  5. to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.)

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

finger · fingers · yield · flag (方) · exit

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1141

Compound words

掘るほる
to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.)
採掘さいくつ
mining; digging; working (a mine)
発掘はっくつ
excavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthing; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.)
掘削くっさく
digging out; excavation
根掘り葉掘りねほりはほり
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 掘

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step

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