掘り当てる ほりあてる to strike (gold, oil, etc.) #29,522 Meanings ichidan verb, transitive to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up Its kanji 掘 クツ · ほ.る dig, delve, excavate 当 トウ · あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て、まさ.に、まさ.にべし hit, right, appropriate, himself