Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to carve into, to cut into, to engrave into, to inscribe.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
彫り込む ほりこむ
 
 
 
彫りこむ ほりこむ
 
彫込む ほりこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

carve, engrave, chisel
ほ.る チョウ (8th, N1)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ まわ.り あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)