彫り上げる

ほりあげる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb to emboss; to carve in relief
2. to finish carving; to finish engraving

Kanji

• 彫 carve. Read as ほる.
• 上 up. Read as あげる.

Example sentences

• ある朝、美術家が海岸で流木を見つけました。彼はそれを自分の作業場に持っていき、現在、村の教会に立っている有名な聖母マリア像を彫り上げました。
  One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.
• ある朝、彫刻家が浜辺で一本の流木を見つけました。その男はその流木を工房に持ち帰り、今日、村の教会に佇むあの有名な聖母マリアを彫り上げたのでした。
  One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.

Words containing 彫り上げる

• 彫り上げ細工 (ほりあげざいく) relief work

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