1.
to dig
To break up and move earth with a tool or hands.
掘る means to dig into the ground or excavate.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: 穴を掘る
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 穴を掘る: to dig a hole
- 井戸を掘る: to dig a well
- 掘り出す: to dig up, to unearth
- 掘り起こす: to excavate
- 掘り下げる: to dig deeper
HOMOPHONE:
- 彫る (to carve) has the same reading but different meaning.
- 掘る: to dig OUT from the ground
- 彫る: to carve INTO a surface
Related Words
Related:
彫る (to carve (homophone))