Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

発掘(はっくつ)excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing

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    発掘 【はっくつ】

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    Examples

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      縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)遺跡(いせき)発掘(はっくつ)する。

      They excavate ruins from the Jomon period.

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      地中(ちちゅう)からマンモスの化石(かせき)発掘(はっくつ)する。

      They will excavate mammoth fossils from the ground.

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      オーディションで歌手(かしゅ)(たまご)発掘(はっくつ)しました。

      We discovered a budding singer at the audition.

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      社長(しゃちょう):「ふさわしい人材(じんざい)発掘(はっくつ)するまで(あきら)めるものか!」

      President: 'I won't give up until I dig up the right talent!'

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      偶然(ぐうぜん)恐竜(きょうりゅう)化石(かせき)発掘(はっくつ)したらテンションが(たか)くなるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      It's only natural to get excited if you accidentally unearth a dinosaur fossil.

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