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    3. 掘り起こす

    掘り起こす

    掘ほり​起おこ​す​

    to dig up

    KMT10News #45+1Verb, TransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab27 strokes

    掘り起す掘起す

    ほりおこす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to dig up, to unearth, to uncover

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    庭にわの土つちを掘ほり起おこして、新あたらしい花はなを植うえた。

    I dug up the soil in the garden and planted new flowers.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    古ふるい遺い跡せきから貴き重ちょうな品 々 が掘ほり起おこされた。

    Valuable artifacts were unearthed from the ancient ruins.

    KMT10History
    忘わすれ去さられていた記き憶おくを掘ほり起おこす作さ業ぎょうは、時ときに苦く痛つうを伴ともなう。

    The process of unearthing forgotten memories can sometimes be painful.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    畑はたけを耕たがやすために、硬かたい地じ面めんを掘ほり起おこす必ひつ要ようがある。

    To cultivate the field, it is necessary to dig up the hard ground.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    事じ件けんの真しん相そうを掘ほり起おこすため、警けい察さつは徹て底って的いな調ちょう査さを行 った。

    To uncover the truth of the incident, the police conducted a thorough investigation.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    Kanji
    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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