Kanji List

掘

• kun: ほ.る
• on: クツ
• meaning: dig, delve, excavate
• words:

  Word	Reading	Meaning
  発掘	はっくつ	excavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
  掘削	くっさく	digging out, excavation
  採掘	さいくつ	mining
  掘る	ほる	to dig, to excavate
  井戸掘り	いどほり	well digging, well digger
  盗掘	とうくつ	illegal digging
  試掘	しくつ	prospecting, trial digging
  掘り出し物	ほりだしもの	(lucky) find, bargain, good buy, treasure trove
  掘り下げる	ほりさげる	to dig down, to delve into, to get to the bottom of (a matter), to investigate further
  掘り起こす	ほりおこす	to reclaim, to dig up