発掘 — meaning in English
hakkutsu
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English meaning
- excavation noun The act of digging out earth to create a hole, trench, or foundation.
- exhumation noun The act of digging up a body that has been buried.
- exhume verb To dig up a body that has been buried.
Senses
発掘 is used for these senses in English:
- excavation (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
- exhumation The act of digging up that which has been buried.
- exhume (transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
excavation — full definition
- noun The act of digging out earth to create a hole, trench, or foundation.
- noun An archaeological dig, or the site where one is taking place.
- noun A hollow or pit produced by digging.