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掘

dig
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingクツ
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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. digRtK
    彼は庭に穴を掘った。He dug a hole in the garden.tatoeba
    彼は少しずつ穴を掘った。He dug the hole bit by bit.tatoeba
  2. delve
  3. excavate
  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to hollow
  4. to delve into
  5. to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
芋掘いもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
掘鑿くっさく
digging out
芋掘りいもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
掘火燵ほりごたつ
sunken kotatsu
掘炬燵ほりごたつ
sunken kotatsu
藷掘りいもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
いも掘りいもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
井戸掘りいどほり
well digging
釜を掘るかまをほる
to perform anal sex (between men)
掘り火燵ほりごたつ
sunken kotatsu
掘り炬燵ほりごたつ
sunken kotatsu
発掘するはっくつする
to excavate
かまを掘るかまをほる
to perform anal sex (between men)
カマを掘るかまをほる
to perform anal sex (between men)
掘りさげるほりさげる
to dig down
墓穴を掘るぼけつをほる
to dig one's own grave
掘り下げるほりさげる
to dig down

Additional Examples

彼は穴を掘った。
He dug a hole.tatoeba
彼の仕事は井戸掘りからゴミの処理にまで及ぶ。
His tasks range from digging wells to getting rid of garbage.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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