彫
carve; engrave; chisel
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1533.
Readings
- チョウ (on reading): 彫刻 (ちょうこく) carving; 彫刻家 (ちょうこくか) engraver
- ほる (kun reading): 彫る (ほる) to carve; 彫り上げる (ほりあげる) to emboss
- ぼり (kun reading): 浮き彫り (うきぼり) relief; 木彫り (きぼり) wood carving
Components
Kanji containing 彫
- 簓 bamboo whisk
Words using 彫
- 彫刻 (ちょうこく) carving
- 彫刻家 (ちょうこくか) engraver
- 彫像 (ちょうぞう) (carved) statue
- 木彫 (もくちょう) wood carving
- 彫塑 (ちょうそ) carving
- 彫る (ほる) to carve
- 彫り上げる (ほりあげる) to emboss
- 彫り (ほり) carving
- 彫師 (ほりし) tattoo artist
- 彫り込む (ほりこむ) to carve into
- 浮き彫り (うきぼり) relief
- 木彫り (きぼり) wood carving
- 透かし彫り (すかしぼり) sukashibori
- 手彫り (てぼり) hand-carving
- 毛彫り (けぼり) hairlines (on an engraving)
57 words in all.