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    3. 掘り返す

    掘り返す

    掘ほり​返かえす​

    to dig up

    KMT10News #47+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    掘返す堀り返す

    ほりかえす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to dig up, to turn up, to tear up
    2.
    to rake up (e.g. old scandal), to dig over

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    庭にわの土つちを掘ほり返かえして、新あたらしい花はなを植うえた。

    I dug up the garden soil and planted new flowers.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment
    古ふるいアルバムを掘ほり返かえして、懐なつかしい写しゃ真しんを見みつけた。

    I dug through an old album and found nostalgic photos.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは過か去この過あやまちを掘ほり返かえして、再ふたたび議ぎ論ろんを始はじめた。

    He raked up past mistakes and started arguing again.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは、古こ代だい遺い跡せきから貴き重ちょうな遺い物ぶつを掘ほり返かえしている。

    Archaeologists are digging up valuable artifacts from ancient ruins.

    KMT10HistoryScience & Math
    畑はたけを掘ほり返かえして、ジャガイモを収しゅう穫かくする時じ期きが来きた。

    It's time to dig up the field and harvest potatoes.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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