彫ほり刻きざむ

godan verb (-mu)

engrave; carve

Implies carving or engraving with care and depth, often into a hard surface like wood or stone. More emphatic than 彫る alone.

• 石せき碑ひに名な前まえを彫ほり刻きざむ。

  Engrave a name on a stone monument.

• 彼かれは木きに複ふく雑ざつな模も様ようを彫ほり刻きざんだ。

  He carved an intricate pattern into the wood.