expression, godan verb (-ru)
dig up lotus roots
Archaic expression; literally means to dig up lotus roots. In modern Japanese, this action is normally expressed with 蓮根を掘る.
古い文献に「蓮根掘る」という表現が見られる。
The expression 蓮根掘る can be found in old documents.
Modern equivalent; uses the object marker を and the more common reading れんこん for lotus root.
Compound of 蓮根 (lotus root) and 掘る (to dig). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the expression is now archaic.