Word Meaning 掘抜く

ほりぬく horinuku

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

Meaning

English

to dig through
to drill into
to excavate

Reading

Kana

ほりぬく

Romaji

horinuku

Writing Variants

掘り抜く ほりぬく horinuku
堀り抜く ほりぬく horinuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141605 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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掘抜井戸

ほりぬきいど

artesian well

掘る

ほる

(for two men) to have anal sex

掘り出し物

ほりだしもの

(lucky) find

掘り下げる

ほりさげる

to dig down

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.)

掘り起こす

ほりおこす

to dig up

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

掘進

くっしん

tunnelling (through)

掘削

くっさく

digging out

掘削機

くっさくき

excavator