彫る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

weru > eru.

Pronunciation

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

  • 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
Imperative (命令形) 彫れ ほれ
Key constructions
Passive 彫られる ほられる
Causative 彫らせる ほらせる
Potential 彫れる ほれる
Volitional 彫ろう ほろー
Negative 彫らない ほらない
Negative perfective 彫らなかった ほらなかった
Formal 彫ります ほります
Perfective 彫った ほった
Conjunctive 彫って ほって
Hypothetical conditional 彫れば ほれば

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
Conjugation of "彫る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 彫ら ほら hora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 彫り ほり hori
Shūshikei ("terminal") 彫る ほる horu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 彫る ほる horu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 彫れ ほれ hore
Meireikei ("imperative") 彫れ ほれ hore
Key constructions
Passive 彫られる ほられる horareru
Causative 彫らせる
彫らす 		ほらせる
ほらす 		horaseru
horasu
Potential 彫れる ほれる horeru
Volitional 彫ろう ほろう horō
Negative 彫らない ほらない horanai
Negative continuative 彫らず ほらず horazu
Formal 彫ります ほります horimasu
Perfective 彫った ほった hotta
Conjunctive 彫って ほって hotte
Hypothetical conditional 彫れば ほれば horeba
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