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    3. 掘り下げる

    掘り下げる

    掘ほり​下さげ​る​

    to dig down

    KMT10News #45+1Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab22 strokes

    掘りさげる掘下げる

    ほりさげる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to dig down
    2.
    to dig into (a matter), to delve into, to probe into, to investigate, to get to the bottom of

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    その問もん題だいを深ふかく掘ほり下さげて考かんがえよう。

    Let's think deeply about that problem, digging into it.

    KMT10Work & Career
    彼かれはそのテーマを徹てっ底てい的てきに掘ほり下さげて研けん究きゅうした。

    He thoroughly delved into that theme and researched it.

    KMT10Work & CareerEducation
    表ひょう面めん的てきな情じょう報ほうだけでなく、その背はい景けいにある真しん実じつを掘ほり下さげることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    It's important to delve into the truth behind the superficial information, not just the information itself.

    KMT10Work & Career
    企き画かく会かい議ぎでは、各かく提てい案あんのメリットとデメリットをさらに掘ほり下さげる必ひつ要ようがある。

    In the planning meeting, it's necessary to further delve into the merits and demerits of each proposal.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    論ろん文ぶんを書かく際さいには、一ひとつの事じ象しょうを多た角かく的てきに掘ほり下さげて考こう察さつすることが求もとめられる。

    When writing a thesis, it is required to delve into and consider one phenomenon from multiple angles.

    KMT10EducationWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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