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発掘
はっくつ
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
excavation
2
exhumation
3
discovery (e.g., new talent)
4
digging up
5
discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.)
6
finding
7
unearthing
Example sentence
新しい遺跡で未発掘はいくつだったのですか。
How many new sites were uncovered?
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 発掘 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
発
Departure, Discharge, Publish
9 strokes
掘
Dig, Delve, Excavate
11 strokes
More words with
発
発展
はってん ·
development
N3
発行
はっこう ·
issue (publications)
N3
発表
はっぴょう ·
announcement
N3
開発
かいはつ ·
development
N1
発言
はつげん ·
Full entry on Jisho
utterance
N1
反発
はんぱつ ·
repelling
N1
発見
はっけん ·
discovery
N3
発売
はつばい ·
sale
N2
More words with
掘
根掘り葉掘り
ねほりはほり ·
inquisitively
掘る
ほる ·
to dig
N2
掘削
くっさく ·
digging out
採掘
さいくつ ·
mining
N1
掘る
ほる ·
to dig, to excavate, to hollow; to delve into
掘り起こす
ほりおこす ·
to dig up ; to unearth ; to uncover
穴掘り
あなほり ·
excavation, digging
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