A prying Japanese phrase for you

Have you met some nosey neighbors?
Do you have any relatives that ask prying personal questions?

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

近所の人に、家族のことを根堀り（　　）堀り聞かれました。

I was pried with questions about my family by the neighbors.

◆ Vocabulary Hints

近所（きんじょ）neighborhood

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～ 4 below.

① 葉（は）
② 花（はな）
③ 草（くさ）
④ 枝（えだ）

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

③　根（ね）

◆ Today's expression

根掘り葉掘り聞く（ねほりはほりきく）
To ask somebody about every detail of something.