Word Meaning 掘りつくす

ほりつくす horitsukusu

掘りつくす is read as ほりつくす (horitsukusu) and means to work out (a mine).

Meaning

English

  1. to work out (a mine)
  2. to exhaust (vein of ore)

Reading

Kana

ほりつくす

Romaji

horitsukusu

Writing Variants

  • 掘り尽くす ほりつくす horitsukusu
  • 堀りつくす ほりつくす horitsukusu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147759 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掘り出す

ほりだす

to dig out

掘り返す

ほりかえす

to rake up (e.g. old scandal)

掘る

ほる

(for two men) to have anal sex

掘り出し物

ほりだしもの

(lucky) find

掘り当てる

ほりあてる

to strike (gold, oil, etc.)

掘立小屋

ほったてごや

house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

掘進

くっしん

tunnelling (through)

掘削

くっさく

digging out

掘削機

くっさくき

excavator

掘井戸

ほりいど

a well