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ほる
godan verb
to dig, to excavate
1. to dig
To break up and move earth with a tool or hands.
(あな)()る。
I dig a hole.
We dug a well in the garden.
子供(こども)たちが砂場(すなば)(あな)()っている。
The children are digging a hole in the sandbox.
2. to excavate
To dig out or uncover something buried in the ground.
遺跡(いせき)()()こす。
We excavate the ruins.
(はたけ)から(ふる)土器(どき)()()した。
We dug out old pottery from the field.
地下(ちか)トンネルを()って遺物(いぶつ)発見(はっけん)した。
We dug an underground tunnel and discovered artifacts.

()る means to dig into the ground or excavate.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: (あな)()

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (あな)()る: to dig a hole
  • 井戸(いど)()る: to dig a well
  • ()()す: to dig up, to unearth
  • ()()こす: to excavate
  • ()()げる: to dig deeper

HOMOPHONE:

  • ()る (to carve) has the same reading but different meaning.
  • ()る: to dig OUT from the ground
  • ()る: to carve INTO a surface