Word Meaning 穴掘り

あなほり anahori

穴掘り 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

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141839 Priority W

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)

穴子

あなご

conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

穴が開く

あながあく

to have a hole

穴居人

けっきょじん

cave dweller

穴を開ける

あなをあける

to cause a loss

穴の開くほど

あなのあくほど

(staring) piercingly