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掘 kanji
dig, delve, excavate
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
クツ
Kun readings
ほる
Words with 掘
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —発掘現場dig site; excavation site
- —発掘調査excavation (usu. archeological); dig
- —墳墓発掘desecration of a tomb; grave excavation
- —墳墓発掘罪(crime of) grave excavation
- —油田掘削施設oil rig
- —トンネル掘削機tunnel boring machine; TBM
- —掘鑿digging out; excavation
- —濫掘overmining (e.g. of coal); reckless mining
- —掘さくdigging out; excavation
- —試掘孔test pit; pilot tunnel