Kanji

掘

Meaning

dig delve and excavate

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ほる

On'yomi

  • はっ くつ excavation
  • さい くつ mining
  • とう くつ illegal digging

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/11

Component Analysis

掘
dig, delve, excavate
ほ.る, クツ
扌
( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
屈
yield, bend, flinch...
かが.む, かが.める, クツ
尸
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
かたしろ, シ
出
exit, leave, go out...
で.る, -で, シュツ
屮
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
ひだりて, テツ, サ
凵
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
凵
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン

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