Meaning of 根掘葉堀 in Japanese

It seems that your search contains the following:

根 ne 掘 ho 葉 ha 堀 hori

  1. Words

Definition of 根掘葉堀

ほる(horu) 【 掘る 】

掘 Kanji Details

  1. (v5r, vt) to dig; to excavate; to hollow

    彼らは穴をあけて石油を掘り当てようとした。
    They intended to drill for oil.

  2. to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
ね(ne) 【 根 】

根 Kanji Details

  1. (n) root (of a plant)

    彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。
    They are all good men at heart.

  2. root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
  3. root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
  4. one's true nature
  5. (fishing) reef
ほり(hori) 【 堀 ·濠 ·壕 】

堀濠壕 Kanji Details

  1. (n) moat; fosse

    彼は堀にペンキの上塗りをした。
    He coated the wall with paint.

  2. canal; ditch
は(ha) 【 葉 】

葉 Kanji Details

  1. (n) leaf
こん(kon) 【 根 】

根 Kanji Details

  1. (n) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
  2. radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily) →Related words: 基
  3. (math) root
  4. (Buddh) indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
よう(you) 【 葉 】

葉 Kanji Details

  1. (suf, ctr) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.
  2. counter for boats
Back to top