Home / Vocabulary / 掘 掘 Kanji meanings and readings 掘 N2 dig; delve; excavate On readingクツ Kun readingほ.る Radical手 Related vocabulary ✦Illustration in preparation 掘る N2 ほる to dig; to excavate ✦Illustration in preparation 採掘 N1 さいくつ mining ✦Illustration in preparation 発掘 N1 はっくつ excavation; exhumation