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HU
ほ
る
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
2. to delve into
3. to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.)
4. to top; to take the active role in anal sex (with another man)
Alt. forms
掘
ほ
る
86%
ほ
る
13%
Pitch accent
ほ
る
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Conjugations...
Used in: 881
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
ぼけつを
ほ
る
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
かまを
ほ
る
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another; to rear-end
おかまを
ほ
る
to perform anal sex (between men); to bugger; to sodomize; to crash a car into the back of another; to rear-end
かにはこうらににせてあなを
ほ
る
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth;
(lit.)
a crab digs a hole like its own shell
かつにのぞみていを
ほ
る
to fail to make timely preparations;
(lit.)
to not dig a well until one is thirsty
はすね
ほ
る
to dig up lotus roots
Examples (17 in total)
そのまま
ほり
続
つづ
けて。
Keep digging.
彼
かれ
は
穴
あな
を
ほった
。
He dug a hole.
あいつら、
穴
あな
ほって
んだよ。
They're digging a hole.
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