Word Meaning 穴掘

あなほり anahori

穴掘 is read as あなほり (anahori) and means excavation.

Meaning

English

  1. excavation
  2. digging

Reading

Kana

あなほり

Romaji

anahori

Writing Variants

  • 穴ほり あなほり anahori
  • 穴掘り あなほり anahori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139544 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

穴掘梟

あなほりふくろう

burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)

墓穴を掘る

ぼけつをほる

to dig your own grave

あな

(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

穴熊

あなぐま

Eurasian badger (Meles meles)

穴埋め

あなうめ

cloze deletion (test format)

穴場

あなば

betting booth (at a racecourse)

穴居人

けっきょじん

cave dweller

穴があったら入りたい

あながあったらはいりたい

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear

穴持たず

あなもたず

bear that hasn't entered hibernation

穴門

あなもん

small gate in a mud or stone wall

穴馬

あなうま

dark horse (candidate)