exhume in Japanese
exhume in Japanese is 掘り出す, 掘り起こす, 発掘 — exhume means to dig up a body that has been buried.
exhume in Japanese
掘り出す
Pronounced: horidasu
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
掘り起こす
Pronounced: horiokosu
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
発掘
Pronounced: hakkutsu
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
What does "exhume" mean?
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verb To dig up a body that has been buried.
"Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy."
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verb To bring something back to light after it has been hidden or forgotten.
"The documentary exhumed old scandals nobody had thought about in decades."
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exhume in a sentence
- Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy.
- The documentary exhumed old scandals nobody had thought about in decades.
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What is "exhume" in Japanese?
"exhume" in Japanese is 掘り出す, 掘り起こす, 発掘. exhume means: To dig up a body that has been buried.
How do you pronounce 掘り出す?
"exhume" in Japanese is 掘り出す, pronounced "horidasu".
How do you use "exhume" in a sentence?
Example: "Investigators exhumed the remains for a fresh autopsy." In Japanese, "exhume" is 掘り出す, 掘り起こす, 発掘.
Are there other ways to say "exhume" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "exhume": 掘り出す, 掘り起こす, 発掘.
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