Word Meaning 発掘

はっくつ hakkutsu

発掘 is read as はっくつ (hakkutsu) and means discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.)
  2. finding
  3. unearthing
  4. excavation
  5. exhumation
  6. digging up

Reading

Kana

はっくつ

Romaji

hakkutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4813 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発掘現場

はっくつげんば

dig site

発掘調査

はっくつちょうさ

excavation (usu. archeological)

発掘隊

はっくつたい

excavation team

発禁

はっきん

prohibition of sale

発汗

はっかん

sweating

発効

はっこう

coming into effect

発令

はつれい

official announcement

発煙筒

はつえんとう

smoke bomb

発刊

はっかん

publication

発券

はっけん

issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)

発布

はっぷ

proclamation

発見的

はっけんてき

heuristic

Example Sentences

1

As evidenced by findings from the Iwajuku site to results of excavations around the country, a paleolithic culture did exist in the Japanese archipelago. However, there are almost no surviving artifacts of what could be termed plastic art.