Carve in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo cut wood or stone into a shape.

Definition in Japanese木や石を削って、形を作ること。

Example sentences

• あの木彫(きぼ)りの熊(くま)、叔父(おじ)が丸太一本(まるたいっぽん)から彫(ほ)ったんだよ。🔊

  My uncle carved that jaguar out of a single tree trunk.

• 彼女(かのじょ)、柔(やわ)らかい石(いし)を彫(ほ)って小鳥(ことり)を作(つく)っては、手作(てづく)り市(いち)で売(う)ってるんだって。🔊

  She carves little birds out of soapstone and sells them at the craft fair.

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