Word Meaning 掘り抜く

ほりぬく horinuku

掘り抜く is read as ほりぬく (horinuku) and means to dig through.

Meaning

English

  1. to dig through
  2. to drill into
  3. to excavate

Reading

Kana

ほりぬく

Romaji

horinuku

Writing Variants

  • 掘抜く ほりぬく horinuku
  • 堀り抜く ほりぬく horinuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143529 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掘る

ほる

(for two men) to have anal sex

掘り出し物

ほりだしもの

(lucky) find

掘り出す

ほりだす

to dig out

掘り当てる

ほりあてる

to strike (gold, oil, etc.)

掘り返す

ほりかえす

to rake up (e.g. old scandal)

掘っ立て小屋

ほったてごや

house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

掘っ立て

ほったて

erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

肩の力を抜く

かたのちからをぬく

to let the tension out of one's shoulders

掘削

くっさく

digging out