彫 JLPT N1 Kanji 彫 — carve, engrave, chisel JLPT N1 11 strokes Secondary (Jōyō) Radical 彡 #1533 most frequent Readings On'yomiチョウ Kun'yomiほ.る-ぼ.り Example words 彫刻ちょうこくcarving; engraving; sculpture 彫るほる(1) to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to chisel (2) to tattoo