掘ほり込こむ

ほ

り

こ

む

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

dig into; dig down into

Transitive verb meaning to dig into something, such as soil or a surface, often with a sense of digging deeply or forcefully.

スコップで地じ面めんを掘ほり込こんで、穴あなを作つくった。
I dug into the ground with a shovel and made a hole.
彼かれは庭にわに深ふかく

掘ほ

り

込こ

ん

で

、

池いけ

を

作つく

ろう

と

し

て

いる

。

He is digging deep into the garden to make a pond.

掘ほる
掘る is the general verb for 'to dig', while 掘り込む emphasizes digging into something with more force or depth.

Compound of 掘り (continuative form of 掘る 'to dig') + 込む ('to go into'). The combination yields the meaning 'to dig into'.