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彫
彫
11 strokes
Frequency: 1533
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

carve
engrave
chisel

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほ.る
-ぼ.り

Common Words

彫刻
ちょうこく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #9668
1

carving; engraving; sculpture

Examples
その彫刻は非常に貴重である。
The sculptures are of great value.
彫る
ほる (彫る)
雕る
鐫る
える
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10845
1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel

Examples
彼は私に木の人形を彫ってくれた。
He carved me a wooden doll.
2

ほる only

to tattoo

彫像
ちょうぞう
Noun
Freq #14939
1

(carved) statue; sculpture

Examples
トラファルガー広場にはネルソン提督の彫像がある。
There is a statue of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square.
木彫り
木彫
きぼり
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #31918
1

wood carving; woodcraft

浮き彫り
浮彫り
浮彫
浮き彫
うきぼり
Noun
Freq #32033
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

relief; embossed carving

2

bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

彫り
彫
ほり
えり
Noun
Freq #32690
1

carving; engraving

2

ほり only

chiselled features

彫りの深い
ほりのふかい
～い Adj.
Freq #32761
1

finely chiseled (features)

Examples
彼女は彫りの深い顔立ちの女の子でした。
She was a girl with finely chiseled features.
浮き彫りになる
うきぼりになる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #34262
1

to become distinct

Examples
死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
彫り込む
彫りこむ
彫込む
ほりこむ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #34813
1

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

彫刻家
ちょうこくか
Noun
Freq #45112
1

engraver; carver; sculptor

Examples
その彫刻家はルネサンス派に属する。
The sculptor belongs to the Renaissance school.
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