Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
to dig; to excavate; to hollow
彼らは穴をあけて石油を掘り当てようとした。They intended to drill for oil. to delve into
to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.)
to top; to take the active role in anal sex (with another man)
SlangVulgar expression or word
87 results for 掘
掘
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Dictionary and index codes (29)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3c8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 5707.2 | Four corner code |
| 1376 | deroo |
| 6398 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-23-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 1943 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2204 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 496 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1061 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 12264 | Morohashi |
| 1189 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1803 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1438 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1070 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| jue2 | Pinyin reading |
| gul, gweol | Korean reading |
| n2 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 42 | WaniKani level |
More words
All 27Words starting with 掘
掘削くっさく
CommonNoun, Suru verb, Transitive verbdigging out; excavation
掘るほる
CommonN2Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto dig; to excavate; to hollow · to delve into · to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.)
堀割ほりわり
Nouncanal; waterway; ditch
掘採くっさい
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbmining
掘進くっしん
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbtunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring
Words ending in 掘
採掘さいくつ
CommonN1Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbmining; digging; working (a mine)
発掘はっくつ
CommonN1Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbexcavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthing · discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
乱掘らんくつ
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbovermining (e.g. of coal); reckless mining
探掘たんくつ
Noun, Suru verbexploratory excavation; prospecting
洗掘せんくつ
Noun, Suru verbscouring (of a riverbed or seafloor)
Sentences
All 20スチームショベルは片方に三階建て、もう片方に四階建ての地下を掘りました。
The steam shovels dug down three stories on one side and four stories on the other side.
新しい遺跡で未発掘はいくつだったのですか。
How many new sites were uncovered?
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.
Names
All 39掘ほり
Family or surnameHori
掘ぼり
Unclassified nameBori
掘井ほりい
Family or surnameHorii