Word details

掘り抜く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 掘り抜く.

Dictionary

Entry

掘り抜く掘抜くりぬく堀り抜くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #71403
1

to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

Examples
山を掘り抜いてトンネルが造られた。
A tunnel has been bored through the mountain.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dig, delve, excavate

11 strokesFrequency 1,257JLPT N2Grade 8

On

クツ

Kun

ほ.る

Nanori

ぼり

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

7 strokesFrequency 726JLPT N2Grade 8

On

バツハツハイ

Kun

ぬ.く-ぬ.くぬ.きぬ.けるぬ.かすぬ.かる

Nanori

ぬき

ditch, moat, canal

11 strokesFrequency 1,285JLPT N1Grade 8

On

クツ

Kun

ほり

Nanori

ほっ

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