noun

  1. digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing).
  2. country bumpkin, yokel. Derogatory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
芋掘り いもほり
 
 
芋ほり いもほり
 
 
 
いも掘り いもほり
芋掘 いもほり
 
藷掘り いもほり
 
芋堀り いもほり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

potato
いも ウ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
going, from
ウ ク ここに (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
dig, delve, excavate
ほ.る クツ ぼり (7th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
yield, bend, flinch
クツ くっ かが.む (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)