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掘り返す、堀り返す、掘りかえす、掘返す、ほり返す ほりかえす horikaesu

JMdict entry #1603570

  1. Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to dig up; to turn up; to tear up
  2. Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

Kanji in this word

dig, delve, excavate
return, answer, fade

Example sentences

春になると畑をほりかえして種をまきます。
haru ni naru to hatake wo horikaeshi te shu wo maki masu 。
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.
いくどとなくおのを埋めては、きまって、また、ほりかえす。永遠の平和がやってくる気配もない。
iku do to naku ono wo ume te ha 、 kimaxtsu te 、 mata 、 horikaesu 。 eien no heiwa ga yaxtsu te kuru kehai mo nai 。
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.

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