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N3 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1.

      to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel

    2. う-verb (る), 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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