Japanese

はっくつ
Meaning: excavation, discovery
Part of Speech: Noun, Suru verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 発掘

Example sentences

この遺跡からは、数多くの土器が発掘された。
Many pieces of pottery were excavated from these ruins.
古代の遺跡から、立派な石櫃が発掘された。
A splendid stone coffin was excavated from the ancient ruins.
遺跡から石鏃が発掘された。
Stone arrowheads were excavated from the ruins.
彼は吐哺握髪の熱心さで、若き才能の発掘に奔走した。
With the eagerness of 'toho-akuhatsu', he devoted himself to discovering young talent.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical excavation (digging up artifacts) and figurative discovery (finding hidden talent).

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