Entry
  1. Noun

    carving; engraving; sculpture

    彼らの言葉には文字がなかったので、原住民は彫り物によって行いや出来事を表現したのである。
    As their language had no written form, the natives expressed deeds and events in carvings.
  2. tattoo

Also written 彫物【ほりもの】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

carve, engrave, chisel

Kun
ほ.る-ぼ.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1533 of 2500
Radical
bristle
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-3SKIP code
3j8.2The Kanji Dictionary
7222.2Four corner code
3660deroo
5f6bUnicode hex code
1-36-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
236Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1719New Nelson (John Haig)
1683New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2117Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1104Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1503Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1710Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1846Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1366A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1412Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1167Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9995PMorohashi
1590A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1202Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1274Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1430Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1358Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
617Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1726Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
diao1Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thing, object, matter

Kun
ものもの-
On
ブツモツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
215 of 2500
Radical
cow
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4g4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2752.0Four corner code
2451deroo
7269Unicode hex code
1-42-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2857Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3538New Nelson (John Haig)
874New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1084Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
587Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
777Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1050Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1129Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
126A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
611Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
74Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19959Morohashi
387A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
79Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
313sakade
214Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
410henshall3
313Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
95crowley
321Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1290Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1059Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
mulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level