Moto 根掘り葉掘り (ねほりはほり)inquisitively; pryingly; nosily
- inquisitively; pryingly; nosilyexpressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adverb (fukushi)
Kanji in 根掘り葉掘り
- 根Root; Radical; Head (pimple)Read with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 掘Dig; Delve; ExcavateRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 葉Leaf; Plane; LobeRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 根拠こんきょbasis; foundation
- 根ねroot (of a plant)
- 屋根やねroof
- 根本こんぽんroot; source
- 草の根くさのねroots of grass; places hidden from sight
- 根幹こんかんfoundation; root
- 根底こんていroot; basis
- 根本的こんぽんてきfundamental; basic
- 発掘はっくつexcavation; exhumation
- 掘削くっさくdigging out; excavation
- 採掘さいくつmining
- 井戸掘りいどほりwell digging; well digger
- 掘り下げるほりさげるto dig down
- 掘り出し物ほりだしもの(lucky) find; bargain
- 掘り出すほりだすto dig out; to pick up
- 掘り当てるほりあてるto strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure)
- 言葉ことばlanguage; dialect
- 葉はleaf; blade (of grass)
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