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Japanese word 発掘: excavation / digging up. Meanings and example sentences.

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発掘 (はっくつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

発掘 (はっくつ) means excavation / digging up.

See example sentences below.

発掘 at a glance

発掘
はっくつhakkutsu
N1noun
excavation / digging up
発掘はっくつhakkutsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 発掘

Core meaning

excavation / digging up

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この遺跡で発掘作業が始まった。

Translation

Excavation work has started at this ruin.

Example 2

昔の道具を発掘して展示した。

Translation

We excavated old tools and put them on display.

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