掘
Dig, Delve JLPT N2
11 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1257
Meaning
Dig, Delve, Excavate
Readings
On’yomiクツ kutsu
Kun’yomiほ.る horu
Radical
Components
- 扌 (radical)
- 屈 — Yield
Example sentences
- その子は砂場にトンネルを掘った。That child dug a tunnel in the sandpit.
- あの古本はまったくの掘り出し物だ。That old book is a real find.
- 山を掘り抜いてトンネルが造られた。A tunnel has been bored through the mountain.
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