掘り当てる ほりあてる Meanings Ichidan verb, Transitive to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up Kanji 掘 dig. Read as ほる. 当 hit. Read as あてる. Example sentences 彼らは穴をあけて石油を掘り当てようとした。They intended to drill for oil. 彼らは石油を掘り当てる思惑だった。They intended to drill for oil. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists