Word Meaning 掘り下げる

ほりさげる horisageru

掘り下げる is read as ほりさげる (horisageru) and means to dig down.

Meaning

English

  1. to dig down
  2. to dig into (a matter)
  3. to delve into
  4. to probe into
  5. to investigate
  6. to get to the bottom of

Reading

Kana

ほりさげる

Romaji

horisageru

Writing Variants

  • 掘りさげる ほりさげる horisageru
  • 掘下げる ほりさげる horisageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23683 Priority D

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掘り当てる

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掘り出し物

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掘り出す

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掘り返す

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掘立小屋

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house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

掘進

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掘削

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digging out

掘削機

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excavator