掘る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掘
ほ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with 彫る (horu, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "掘る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
掘る ほ​る [hóꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 掘れ ほ​れ [hóꜜrè]
Key constructions
Passive 掘られる ほられ​る [hòráréꜜrù]
Causative 掘らせる ほらせ​る [hòráséꜜrù]
Potential 掘れる ほれ​る [hòréꜜrù]
Volitional 掘ろう ほろ​ー [hòróꜜò]
Negative 掘らない ほら​ない [hòráꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 掘らなかった ほら​なかった [hòráꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 掘ります ほりま​す [hòrímáꜜsù]
Perfective 掘った ほ​った [hóꜜttà]
Conjunctive 掘って ほ​って [hóꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional 掘れば ほ​れば [hóꜜrèbà]

Verb

掘(ほ)る • (horu) godan (stem 掘(ほ)り (hori), past 掘(ほ)った (hotta))

Japanese verb pair
active 掘る
mediopassive 掘れる
  1. to dig; to excavate
  2. (gay slang) to have anal intercourse[1]

Conjugation

References

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