ぼ
墓
けつ
穴
　
を
ほ
掘
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to dig your own grave, to bring calamity upon oneself, to put your foot in it.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼ
墓
けつ
穴
　
を
ほ
掘
　
る
 墓穴を掘る ぼけつをほる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grave, tomb
ボ　はか (5th, N1)
must not, do not, be not
バク　ボ　マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ　エイ　ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
dig, delve, excavate
ほ.る　クツ　ぼり (Early Jr. High, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
yield, bend, flinch
クツ　くっ　かが.む (Early Jr. High, 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)