Word Meaning 掘り進む

ほりすすむ horisusumu

掘り進む is read as ほりすすむ (horisusumu) and means to burrow through.

Meaning

English

  1. to burrow through
  2. to dig through

Reading

Kana

ほりすすむ

Romaji

horisusumu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 120865 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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掘進

くっしん

tunnelling (through)

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)

掘立小屋

ほったてごや

house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones

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