Kanji Detail for 彫 - "carve, engrave, sculpt"

彫

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
彫 means "carve, engrave, sculpt."
1. Carve - To cut into a hard surface to create art.
2. Engrave - To cut designs into material.
3. Sculpt - To shape by cutting away material.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

carve; engrave; chisel

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

carve, decorate; emaciated

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To carve; to engrave. Such as 彫刻. | Withered; fallen. (Analects) "Then one knows the pine and cypress are last to wither."
Onyomi

choh(ちょう)
Kunyomi

ho.ru(ほる)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

彡 (sanzukuri)
Related Keywords
carve engrave sculpt etch chisel cut inscribe sculpture relief statue figure art design craft pattern groove incise ornament decorative