彫る (ほる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

彫る (ほる) means to carve / to engrave / to sculpt.

See example sentences below.

彫る at a glance

彫る

ほるhoru

N2verb

to carve / to engrave / to sculpt

彫るほるhoruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to carve / to engrave / to sculpt

Example 1

木に名前を彫った。

Translation

I carved my name into the wood.

Example 2

彼は石に像を彫っている。

Translation

He is sculpting a statue from stone.