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掘 means 'dig'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1267   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 50    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 26 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 64 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   クツ
Kun
   ほる to dig
Additional readings
Name    ぼり
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 掘 - click the badge to download
People use this kanji for digging up crops, excavating ruins, and mining; 掘 is quite grounded. But if you dig a little, you'll soon spot its figurative side. This essay will teach you to say "That old book is a real find" and "Someone rear-ended me." Through this kanji you'll find out about hidden treasure, an animal shaped like a tusk, and heating systems submerged in pits in the floor.
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  屈 yield  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 掘 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 掘 is used 52 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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クツ : 12 words FIND ALL
は っ く つ 0
1. excavation; exhumation
2. discovery (e.g. new talent)
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クツ (read as くっ) : 6 words FIND ALL
く っ さ く 0
Most common form: 掘鑿
digging out; excavation
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ほる : 25 words FIND ALL
ほ る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
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ほる (read as ほり) : 4 words FIND ALL
ほ り だ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to dig out; to pick up
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ほる (read as ぼ) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
pit mining
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ぼり: 2 words. FIND ALL
ろ て ん ぼ り 0
noun
open-cut or open-air (strip) mining
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An additional 3 less common words include 掘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1189  Joy o' Kanji : 1189  Key to Kanji: - 

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掘
クツ   ほる to dig   
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扌
hand
屈
クツ    yield   
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尸
corpse
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
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