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    3. 墓穴を掘る

    墓穴を掘る

    墓ぼ穴けつを​掘ほる​

    to dig one's own grave

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab33 strokes

    ぼけつをほる

    Verb

    1.
    to dig one's own grave, to bring calamity upon oneself, to make a rod for one's own back
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    墓
    はか…(1)
    grave・tomb
    Kanji
    穴
    あな…(4)
    hole・aperture・slit・cave・den
    Kanji
    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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