Words — 64 found
ほつ
掘り尽くす
1. to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
掘りつくす 【ほりつくす】、堀りつくす 【ほりつくす】
堀りつくす: Irregular kanji usage.
ほた
掘っ立て
1. erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
掘っ建て 【ほったて】、掘立て 【ほったて】、掘建て 【ほったて】
いもほぼうず
芋掘り坊主
1. uneducated monk; ignorant monk; potato-digging monkArchaic, Derogatory
1. exploratory excavation; prospecting
ほぬいど
掘り抜き井戸
1. artesian well; tapped well
掘抜き井戸 【ほりぬきいど】、掘抜井戸 【ほりぬきいど】
掘抜井戸: Irregular okurigana usage.
ほあ
掘り当てる
1. to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
掘りあてる 【ほりあてる】、掘当てる 【ほりあてる】
ぼけつほ
墓穴を掘る
1. to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in itIdiomatic expression
かにこうらにあなほ
蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る
1. to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shellProverb