JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 掘: "dig, delve, excavate"
The kanji 掘 means "dig, delve, excavate". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read クツ in on'yomi and ほ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dig, delve, excavate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1257 of 2,501 |
Common words with 掘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 掘るto dig; to excavate; to hollow · to delve into
- 発掘excavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthing · discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
- 採掘mining; digging; working (a mine)
- 掘り返すto dig up; to turn up; to tear up · to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
- 掘り起こすto dig up; to unearth; to uncover
- 掘り出すto dig out; to pick up
- 根掘り葉掘りinquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly
- 掘り下げるto dig down · to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into; to investigate
- 墓穴を掘るto dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
- 掘り進むto burrow through; to dig through
- 掘り出し物(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
- 掘削digging out; excavation
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