NichiDict

掘り下げる

ほりさげる
掘りさげる掘下げる
[horisageru]

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to dig down

2.IchidanTransitive

to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into; to investigate; to get to the bottom of

Examples

考古学者が遺跡を掘り下げている

Archaeologists are digging down into the ruins.

庭の花壇を作るために土を掘り下げた

I dug down into the soil to make a flower bed in the garden.

この地層をもっと掘り下げると化石が見つかるかもしれない。

If we dig down further into this stratum, we might find fossils.