Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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。

      Excavate the ruins of the Jomon period. {excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)}

      • N2

      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。

      Excavate mammoth fossils from the ground. {excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)}

      • N2

      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. {excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)}

      • N2

      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 find the right talent!' {excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)}

      • N2

      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. {excavation, exhumation, discovery (e.g. new talent)}

      • N2
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