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Kanji Detail for 掘 - "to dig, to excavate"

掘

  • Meaning

    掘 means "to dig, to excavate."

    1. To dig - To excavate; to make a hole.

    2. Strong - Stubborn; having strong convictions.

  • Words using 掘

    • 発掘 はっくつ Listen excavation; exhumation; digging up
    • 採掘 さいくつ Listen mining; digging; working (a mine)
    • 掘る ほる Listen to dig; to excavate; to hollow

  • Tattoo check: 掘

    • Verified meaning: to dig, to excavate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほり, ぼり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 掘

    Surnames 掘(ほり)Listen 掘(ぼり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dig; delve; excavate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dig, excavate; excavate cave

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to dig

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to dig, to excavate

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

    To dig. Such as 掘地, 掘井.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kutsu(クツ) クツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ho.ru(ほ-る) ほ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to dig to excavate unearth mine burrow delve dredge scoop shovel spade quarry soil ground archeology construction pickaxe excavator

Sentences including 掘

  • I made a great find in the store the other day.

  • It's a catch.

  • And , they've already torn up the garden.

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