Word Meaning 掘り出す

ほりだす horidasu

掘り出す is read as ほりだす (horidasu) and means to dig out.

Meaning

English

  1. to dig out
  2. to pick up

Reading

Kana

ほりだす

Romaji

horidasu

Writing Variants

  • 掘出す ほりだす horidasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23754 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掘り出し物

ほりだしもの

(lucky) find

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)

導き出す

みちびきだす

to draw (conclusion)

編み出す

あみだす

to work out

担ぎ出す

かつぎだす

to carry something out of a place

掘削

くっさく

digging out