Moto 発掘 (はっくつ)excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
- excavation; exhumationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- discovery (e.g. new talent)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 発掘
- 発Departure; Discharge; PublishRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 掘Dig; Delve; ExcavateRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
Words that share its kanji
- 発言はつげんstatement; remark
- 開発かいはつdevelopment; exploitation
- 反発はんぱつopposition; rebellion
- 発展はってんdevelopment; growth
- 発行はっこうpublication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.)
- 発表はっぴょうannouncement; publication
- 先発せんぱつstarting in advance; starting first
- 原発げんぱつnuclear power plant; nuclear power generation
- 掘削くっさくdigging out; excavation
- 採掘さいくつmining
- 井戸掘りいどほりwell digging; well digger
- 掘り下げるほりさげるto dig down
- 掘り出し物ほりだしもの(lucky) find; bargain
- 掘り出すほりだすto dig out; to pick up
- 掘り当てるほりあてるto strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure)
- 掘り起こすほりおこすto dig up; to unearth
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