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掘

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • dig
  • delve
  • excavate

On'yomi (音読み)

  • クツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほ.る
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1254
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
手#64 · hand

Components

Common Words

  • 発掘はっくつNoun
    excavation, exhumation, digging up
  • 掘削くっさくNoun
    digging out, excavation
  • 採掘さいくつNoun
    mining, digging, working (a mine)
  • 掘るほるGodan verb
    to dig, to excavate, to hollow
  • 根掘り葉掘りねほりはほりExpression
    inquisitively, pryingly, nosily
  • 井戸掘りいどほりNoun
    well digging, well digger
  • 盗掘とうくつNoun
    illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing
  • 試掘しくつNoun
    prospecting, trial digging

Practice in Kanjiru

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