彫る

ほる

to carve, to chisel

What does 彫る mean?

彫る is a Japanese verb meaning to carve, to chisel in English. It is written as 彫る in kanji, ほる in hiragana, and horu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は私に木の人形をってくれた。

He carved me a wooden doll.