N1Ichidan verb
掘る
ほる
Meaning
- 1.to dig
- 2.to excavate
- 3.to hollow
Meanings across languages
- English
- to dig, to excavate, to hollow
- Tiếng Việt
- đào, khai thác, hở ra
- 日本語
- 掘る, 発掘する, くりぬく
- 한국어
- 파다, 발굴하다, 파내다
- 中文
- 挖, 开采, 掏出
- Bahasa Indonesia
- menggali
- ภาษาไทย
- ขุด
- Español
- excavar
- Français
- creuser
- Deutsch
- graben
- Português
- cavar
Kanji used
Example sentences
堅固な岩を掘るのが主な仕事だ。
My main job is to dig solid rocks.
彼は慎重に手を使い、土を掘る。
He carefully uses his hands to dig the soil.
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