Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to strike (gold, oil, etc.), to find (e.g. buried treasure), to dig up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
掘り当てる ほりあてる
 
 
 
 
掘りあてる ほりあてる
 
 
掘当てる ほりあてる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
hit, right, appropriate
トウ あ.たる まさ.に (2nd, N3)
snout, hand