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ๆŽ˜
ๆŽ˜
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Frequency: 1257
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

dig
delve
excavate

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฏใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใป.ใ‚‹
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใผใ‚Š

Common Words

ใปใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4356
1

to dig; to excavate; to hollow

Examples
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็ฉดใ‚’ใ‚ใ‘ใฆ็Ÿณๆฒนใ‚’ๆŽ˜ใ‚Šๅฝ“ใฆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใŸใ€‚
They intended to drill for oil.
2

to delve into

3

to dig up (e.g. vegetables)

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒขใ‚’ๆŽ˜ใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Have you dug up potatoes?
4

Slang; Vulgar expression or word

(for two men) to have anal sex

ใฏใฃใใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #12638
1

excavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthing

Examples
ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„้บ่ทกใงๆœช็™บๆŽ˜ใฏใ„ใใคใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
How many new sites were uncovered?
2

discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

ใ•ใ„ใใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14669
1

mining; digging; working (a mine)

ๆŽ˜่ฟ”ใ™
ใปใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ™
ๅ €ใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15704
1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up

Examples
ๆ˜ฅใซใชใ‚‹ใจ็•‘ใ‚’ใปใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ—ใฆ็จฎใ‚’ใพใใพใ™ใ€‚
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.
2

to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

Examples
ใ„ใใฉใจใชใใŠใฎใ‚’ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใฆใฏใ€ใใพใฃใฆใ€ใพใŸใ€ใปใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ™ใ€‚ๆฐธ้ ใฎๅนณๅ’ŒใŒใ‚„ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ๆฐ—้…ใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ€‚
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.
ๆŽ˜ใ‚Š่ตทใ™
ๆŽ˜่ตทใ™
ใปใ‚ŠใŠใ“ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15730
1

to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

Examples
ใใ‚Œใซใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ๅบญใ‚‚ๆŽ˜ใ‚Š่ตทใ“ใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใ‚ˆใ€‚
And, they've already torn up the garden.
ๆŽ˜ๅ‡บใ™
ใปใ‚Šใ ใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #16956
1

to dig out; to pick up

Examples
ไฝ•ไบบใ‹ใฎไบบใ€…ใŒๅฎใ‚’ๆŽ˜ใ‚Šๅ‡บใใ†ใจใ—ใŸใŒใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.
ๆ นใปใ‚Š่‘‰ใปใ‚Š
ใญใปใ‚Šใฏใปใ‚Š
ๆ นๅ €ใ‚Š่‘‰ๅ €ใ‚Š
Expression
Adverb
Freq #23536
1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

ๆŽ˜ใ‚Šใ•ใ’ใ‚‹
ๆŽ˜ไธ‹ใ’ใ‚‹
ใปใ‚Šใ•ใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #24554
1

to dig down

2

to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into; to investigate; to get to the bottom of

ใผใ‘ใคใ‚’ใปใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #24806
1

Idiomatic expression

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

ใปใ‚Šใ™ใ™ใ‚€
Godan verb
Freq #31364
1

to burrow through; to dig through

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