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Keyword
carve
  • engrave
  • chisel
Frequency
#1533
Strokes
11
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1846
Readings
チョウ63%
ぼ25%
ほ13%
Mnemonic
You walk the circumference of the block, then work a patch of hair-fine lines into the surface to carve a statue.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
浮うき彫ぼり
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
Noun
彫ちょう刻こく
carving; engraving; sculpture
Noun
彫ほり上あげる
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving; to finish engraving
Ichidan verb
彫ほる
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel; to tattoo
Godan verb
彫ほり
carving; engraving; chiselled features
Noun
彫ちょう像ぞう
(carved) statue; sculpture
Noun
木き彫ぼり
wood carving; woodcraft
Noun
木もく彫ちょう
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
Noun
彫ちょう金きん
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
Noun
彫ちょう塑そ
carving; engraving; clay model; plastic art
Noun
彫ほり物もの
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
Noun
鎌かま倉くら彫ぼり
Kamakura-style carving
Noun
彫ほり上あげ
relief work; embossing
Noun
彫ちょう琢たく
carving and polishing
Noun
彫ほり込こむ
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
Godan verb