掘り尽くす

ほりつくす

Also written 掘りつくす, 堀りつくす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)

Kanji

• 掘 dig. Read as ほる.
• 尽 exhaust. Read as つくす.

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