単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,673 most used

掘る

ほる1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to dig

ITS KANJI

掘digread ほ here6 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

He dug the hole bit by bit.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Keep digging.

from Tatoeba · arnab

MEANINGS

1

to dig; to excavate; to hollow

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to delve into

godan verb · transitive

3

to dig up (e.g. vegetables)

godan verb · transitive

4

(for two men) to have anal sex

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

彫るto carve; to engraveほる · not in tangoya
放るto throw; to fling; to hurlほる · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,673 most used

Written掘る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium