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    3. 彫る

    彫る

    彫ほる​

    to carve

    N2KMT10News #35+1CoreVerb, TransitiveArt & DesignKanji Vocab12 strokes

    雕る鐫る

    ほるえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel
    2.
    to tattoo

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    Speed1.0x

    木きに文も字じを彫ほる。

    Carve letters into wood.

    KMT6Art & Design
    彼かれは石せっ膏こう像ぞうを彫ほるのが得とく意いだ。

    He is good at sculpting plaster statues.

    KMT10Art & Design
    仏ぶっ師しは、一いっ体たい一いっ体たいに魂たましいを込こめるように仏ぶつ像ぞうを彫ほる。

    Buddhist sculptors carve each Buddha statue as if imbuing it with a soul.

    KMT10Art & DesignReligion & Philosophy
    伝でん統とう工こう芸げいでは、繊せん細さいな模も様ようを木きや竹たけに彫ほる技ぎ術じゅつが受うけ継つがれている。

    In traditional crafts, the technique of carving delicate patterns into wood and bamboo has been passed down.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの腕うでには、龍りゅうのタトゥーが美うつくしく彫ほられていた。

    A beautiful dragon tattoo was carved on his arm.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    彫
    ほ.る・-ぼ.り…(1)
    carve・engrave・chisel
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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