— carve, engrave, chisel

  • JLPT N1
  • 11 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 彡
  • #1533 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
チョウ
Kun'yomi
ほ.る-ぼ.り

Example words

  • 彫刻ちょうこくcarving; engraving; sculpture
  • 彫るほる(1) to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel (2) to tattoo