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How to say 'Excavation' in Japanese | 発掘

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The Japanese word for Excavation is 'Hakkutsu', written as 発掘 in Japanese.'Excavation' in hiragana is はっくつ.

    word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

    Reading

    はっくつ

    hakkutsu

    Kanji

    発Departure 掘Dig

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '発掘 (はっくつ)' means 'excavation'. It refers to the act of digging up or uncovering something, often used in the context of archaeology or discovering hidden resources. For example: The excavation of ancient ruins「古代遺跡の発掘」(こだいいせきのはっくつ). They are excavating for oil「彼らは石油を発掘している」(かれらはせきゆをはっくつしている). This word can also be used metaphorically to describe uncovering hidden talents or information, such as: The discovery of a new talent「新しい才能の発掘」(あたらしいさいのうのはっくつ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6560

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発掘

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    掘

    Meaning

    Dig

Words Related to 発掘 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発掘 Through the Kanji 掘

This Word contains the Kanji 掘 as well.

  • word

    掘る

    Meaning

    Dig

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What does 'Hakkutsu' (発掘) mean?

'Hakkutsu' means 'Excavation' .

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