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3 words matching 'ほる' found
ほる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
掘る
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Reading : ほる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
3. to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4. (for two men) to have anal sex  (slang; vulgar expression or word)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 115,499 which gives a rank of 3,228
掘る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 81,000 (about 3,210,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3672 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7602
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
ほうもつ
宝物
もと
めて
あちこち
った

They dug here and there for treasure.
かれ
にわ
あな
った

He dug a hole in the garden.
わたしたち
私達
じめん
地面
あな
った

We dug a hole in the ground.
ほる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 95,000 (about 2,170,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2351
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ほる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
彫る
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Reading : ほる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel
2. to tattoo  (this meaning is restricted to reading ほる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 103,359 which gives a rank of 5,538
彫る is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,280,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4245 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12163
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
うで
られた
あざ
やか
ずみ
ことできた
On their arms you could see vividly chiselled tattoos.
かれ
だいりせき
大理石
ぞう
っている

They are chiseling a statue out of marble.
かれ
ぞうげ
象牙
ずあん
図案
った

He carved designs in ivory.
ほる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 137,000 (about 1,120,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 35 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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雕る
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Readings : ほる    える   
雕る can be read in 2 ways: ほる (70%), える (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 316,000 results)
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鐫る
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Readings : ほる    える   
鐫る can be read in 2 ways: ほる (70%), える (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 241,000 (about 34,100 results)
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ほる is a reading of every form of the following word:
放る
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Readings : ほうる    ほる   
放る can be read in 2 ways: ほうる (almost always used), ほる (rare).
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to throw away; to discard  (regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
3. to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished  (see also: 放っておく)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 103,931 which gives a rank of 4,472
放る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 145,000 (about 592,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4181 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3912
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
くるま
から
ほう
りだされた

He was tumbled out of the car.
いい
たま
ほう
ようなった
けいいち
恵一
くん

You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
のうふ
農夫
にうましゃ
荷馬車
うえ
くさ
ほう
げた

The farmer pitched the hay onto the wagon.
抛る
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Readings : ほうる    ほる   
抛る can be read in 2 ways: ほうる (90%), ほる (10%).
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 211,000 (about 181,000 results)
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クツ   ほ to dig   
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hand
クツ    yield   
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corpse
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
チョウ   ほ to sculpt, to carve   
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fur, bristles, beard   
シュウ   まわ circumference   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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to carve, to engrave   
ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ぼく strike   
ホウ   なげう hurl   
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