Meaning
delve · dig · excavate
On'yomi
クツ
Kun'yomi
ほ.る
Common compounds (14)
- 掘削 くっさくdigging out; excavation
- 堀り出し物 ほりだしもの(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
- 発掘 はっくつdiscovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
- 採掘 さいくつmining; digging; working (a mine)
- 掘る ほる(for two men) to have anal sex
- 井戸掘り いどほりwell digging; well digger
- 盗掘 とうくつillegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
- 試掘 しくつprospecting; trial digging
- 掘りさげる ほりさげるto dig down
- 掘り起こす ほりおこすto dig up; to unearth; to uncover
- 掘りあてる ほりあてるto strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
- 堀り返す ほりかえすto rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over