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N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

()to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel, to tattoo

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to tattoo

      Only applies to ほる

    All Forms

    彫る 【ほる】彫る 【える】雕る 【える】鐫る 【える】

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      墓碑(ぼひ)故人(こじん)名前(なまえ)()

      To engrave the name of the deceased on a tombstone.

      • N3

      (むかし)(ひと)はどうやって仏像(ぶつぞう)()ったのでしょう?

      How did people carved Buddha statues in the past?

      • N3

      ヤクザの(かれ)背中(せなか)には(りゅう)刺青(いれずみ)()ってあります。

      There is a dragon tattooed on the back of the man who is yakuza.

      • N3

      図工(ずこう)授業(じゅぎょう)板木(はんぎ)()って(はん)(つく)体験(たいけん)をしました。

      In my arts and crafts class, I had the opportunity to carve a wooden plank to make a woodblock.

      • N3

      結婚(けっこん)指輪(ゆびわ)にお(たが)いのイニシャルと記念日(きねんび)(あらわ)数字(すうじ)()ってもらった。

      I had the initials and a number representing our anniversary engraved on our wedding rings.

      • N2
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