# 彫 — carve; engrave

彫 means “carve; engrave”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: ほ(る) (horu). You'll see it in words such as 彫る (horu, “to carve; to engrave”).

- Meaning: carve; engrave
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: ほ(る) (horu)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 2

## How to remember 彫

Parts: 周 lap; circuit · 彡 hair

## Words with 彫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 彫る | ほる (horu) | to carve; to engrave |

## Don't confuse it with

[周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [週](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/week/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 2” set

[拍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clap/) · [漫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/comics/) · [彫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carve/) · [謡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noh-chant/) · [琴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/koto/) · [碁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-board-game/) · [墨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/black-ink/) · [陶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pottery/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carve/. Last updated 2026-11-01.