dig

(handleft) + (yield, get out of the way) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

KUTSU

Dig a hole with your KUTSU (shoes).

Mnemonic

You use your hands to dig, making the earth yield before you and open up.

Kunyomi

ほ*る dig
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

発掘(はっくつ)

excavation ☆☆☆☆☆
(launch) + (dig) = 発掘 (excavation )