彫
彫

carve, engrave, chisel

11 strokesFrequency 1,533JLPT N1Grade 8

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チョウ

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ほ.る-ぼ.り

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Common Words

彫刻ちょうこくNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #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TransitiveGodan verbFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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ExpressionGodan verbFreq #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TransitiveGodan verbFreq #34813
1

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

彫刻家ちょうこくかNounFreq #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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