Word Meaning 彫り
彫り is read as ほり (hori) and means chiselled features.
Meaning
English
- chiselled features
- carving
- engraving
Reading
Kana
ほり
Romaji
hori
Writing Variants
- 彫 えり eri
- 彫 ほり hori
- 彫り えり eri
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 13 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
7彼女は木彫りが得意だ。
かのじょはきぼりがとくいだ。
She is good at wood carving.
石に文字を彫り込む。
いしにもじをほりこむ。
Engrave letters into stone.
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.
彼らの言葉には文字がなかったので、原住民は彫り物によって行いや出来事を表現したのである。
As their language had no written form, the natives expressed deeds and events in carvings.
産科医に加え、助産師も不足と我が国の産科医療が極めて深刻な状況にあることが改めて浮き彫りになった。
With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.
ある朝、美術家が海岸で流木を見つけました。彼はそれを自分の作業場に持っていき、現在、村の教会に立っている有名な聖母マリア像を彫り上げました。
One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.
ある朝、彫刻家が浜辺で一本の流木を見つけました。その男はその流木を工房に持ち帰り、今日、村の教会に佇むあの有名な聖母マリアを彫り上げたのでした。
One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.