掘る (ほる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

掘る (ほる) means to dig / to excavate.

See example sentences below.

掘る at a glance

掘る

ほるhoru

N2verb

to dig / to excavate

掘るほるhoruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to dig / to excavate

Example 1

庭に穴をほる。

Translation

I dig a hole in the garden.

Example 2

昔の遺跡をほった。

Translation

They excavated ancient ruins.