彫る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
彫
え
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鐫る

weru > eru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

彫(え)る • (eru) ←ゑる (weru)?godan (stem 彫(え)り (eri), past 彫(え)った (etta))

  1. to sculpt; to carve

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彫
ほ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

poru > ɸoru > horu. Cognate with 掘る (hor-, “dig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "彫る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
彫る ほ​る [hóꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 彫れ ほ​れ [hóꜜrè]
Key constructions
Passive 彫られる ほられ​る [hòráréꜜrù]
Causative 彫らせる ほらせ​る [hòráséꜜrù]
Potential 彫れる ほれ​る [hòréꜜrù]
Volitional 彫ろう ほろ​ー [hòróꜜò]
Negative 彫らない ほら​ない [hòráꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 彫らなかった ほら​なかった [hòráꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 彫ります ほりま​す [hòrímáꜜsù]
Perfective 彫った ほ​った [hóꜜttà]
Conjunctive 彫って ほ​って [hóꜜttè]
Hypothetical conditional 彫れば ほ​れば [hóꜜrèbà]

Verb

彫(ほ)る • (horu) godan (stem 彫(ほ)り (hori), past 彫(ほ)った (hotta))

  1. to carve
  2. (figuratively) to ink (a tattoo)
Conjugation
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