| Kanji | 掘る |
| Reading | ほる |
| Romaji | horu |
| Meaning | to dig; to excavate |
| Part of Speech | verb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N1 |
考古学者が遺跡を掘った。
Koukogakusha ga iseki wo hotta.
Archaeologists excavated the ruins.
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掘る (ほる, horu) means "to dig; to excavate" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.
掘る is pronounced "horu" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is ほる.
掘る is a JLPT N1 word. JLPT N1 is the advanced level with ~10,000+ words.