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Illustration of 発掘

発掘はっくつ

はっくつ hakkutsu Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

地中などを掘り、遺跡や埋蔵物を見つけ出すこと。 excavation; exhumation

Example 1

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?

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Example 2

調査チームは古代の遺跡を発掘した。

The research team excavated an ancient site.

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Kanji breakdown

掘

N2

dig; delve; excavate

On reading
クツ
Kun reading
ほ.る
Radical
手

発

N4

departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots

On reading
ハツ、ホツ
Kun reading
た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
Radical
癶
Illustration of 再発

再発

N1

さいはつ

return; relapse; reoccurrence

Illustration of 反発

反発

N1

はんぱつ

repelling; rebound; recover; oppose

Illustration of 始発

始発

N1

しはつ

first train

Illustration of 採掘

採掘

N1

さいくつ

mining

Illustration of 活発

活発

N1

かっぱつ

vigor; active