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掘

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Frequency rank 1297 / 2,608

Dig

On’yomi
くつ
Kun’yomi
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Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 却 (Contrary), less common than 尿 (Urine).

Fingers on the left and a body on the right — your fingers dig into the body of the earth, excavating a deep hole.

In words

掘る ほる to dig,to excavateN2
採掘 さいくつ miningN1
発掘 はっくつ excavation;exhumationN1

掘 is rank 1297 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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