| Word form | horu |
| Original script | 掘る (”dig”), 彫る (”carve”) |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | “dig”, “carve”. Now written with two different characters. |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 書記 (720) |
| Comparison with Korean | Class 2: K pha < MK phɔ < *pxɔ-. (278) |
| Register | General |