Refers to a carved or engraved object, or the craft itself. Can be used for wood, stone, metal, etc.
This temple has many old carvings.
He makes wood carvings as a hobby.
Traditional or old-fashioned term for tattoo, often associated with irezumi. Still understood but less common in modern casual speech.
He has a large tattoo on his back.
Standard spelling for carved objects and tattoos.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 彫り (hori, 'carving', from verb 彫る horu) + 物 (mono, 'thing'). Literally 'carved thing'.