“To excavate” in Japanese
Short answer
To excavate in Japanese is “掘る” (horu). Full meaning: to dig, to excavate, to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables).
Other ways to say “To excavate” in Japanese
くり抜く
kurinuku to gouge out, to excavate, to hollow, to bore, to drill, to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
掘り抜く
horinuku to dig through, to drill into, to excavate
抉る
eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
掘れる
horeru to dig, to excavate, to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
掘抜く
horinuku to dig through, to drill into, to excavate
掘り抜ける
horinukeru to dig through, to drill into, to excavate
刳る
eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
えぐる
eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
くじろ
kujiro to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
抉ぐる
eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
エグる
eguru to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out; to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
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