Results, 墓穴を掘る

墓穴を掘る【ぼけつをほるboketsuwohoru】 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it; to dig your own grave - idiom

Kanji definition:

墓
常用５年JLPTN1

ボBO・はかhaka

grave; tomb

Strokes:
13
Radical:
土 earth
SKIP:
2-3-10
UTF:
5893
JIS208:
42-72
Hangul:
묘 [myo]
Pinyin:
mù
Stroke order:
Example words:
墓【はかhaka】
gravesite; tomb
墓地【ぼちbochi】
cemetery; graveyard
墓参り【はかまいりhakamairi】
visit to a grave
墓石【ぼせきboseki】
tombstone; gravestone
墓穴【ぼけつboketsu】
grave (pit)
穴
常用６年JLPTN1

ケツKETSU・あなana

hole; aperture; slit; cave; den

Strokes:
5
Radical:
穴 cave
SKIP:
2-3-2
UTF:
7a74
JIS208:
23-74
Nanori:
けなkena・ししshishi・なna
Hangul:
혈 [hyeol]
Pinyin:
xuè / xué
Stroke order:
Example words:
穴【あなana】
hole; / deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); / vacancy; opening; / flaw; / profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; / upset victory (with a large payoff); / pit (of a theater); / hiding place; / underbelly (of society, etc.)
穴埋め【あなうめanaume】
filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.); stopgap; temporary measure; / covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)
落とし穴【おとしあなotoshiana】
pitfall; trap; pit
風穴【かざあなkazaana】
air hole; windhole; ventilator
洞穴【ほらあなhoraana】
cave; cavern; den; grotto
掘
常用中学校JLPTN2

クツKUTSU・ほるho.ru

dig; delve; excavate

Strokes:
11
Radical:
手扌龵 hand
SKIP:
1-3-8
UTF:
6398
JIS208:
23-01
Nanori:
ぼりbori
Hangul:
굴 [gul] ・ 궐 [gweol]
Pinyin:
jué
Stroke order:
Example words:
発掘【はっくつhakkutsu】
excavation; exhumation; / discovery (e.g. new talent)
掘る【ほるhoru】
to dig; to excavate; to hollow; / to delve into; / to dig up (e.g. vegetables); / (for two men) to have anal sex
掘削【くっさくkussaku】
digging out; excavation
根掘り葉掘り【ねほりはほりnehorihahori】
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
採掘【さいくつsaikutsu】
mining

Kanji

墓

ボBO・はかhaka

grave; tomb

穴

ケツKETSU・あなana

hole; aperture; slit; cave; den


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