Word Meaning 掘り起こす

ほりおこす horiokosu

掘り起こす is read as ほりおこす (horiokosu) and means to dig up.

Meaning

English

  1. to dig up
  2. to unearth
  3. to uncover

Reading

Kana

ほりおこす

Romaji

horiokosu

Writing Variants

  • 掘り起す ほりおこす horiokosu
  • 掘起す ほりおこす horiokosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24164 Priority D

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)

巻き起こす

まきおこす

to raise (a cloud of dust)

身を起こす

みをおこす

to get up (e.g. from bed)

乱を起こす

らんをおこす

to rise in rebellion