掘 — dig, delve, excavate

Common words with 掘

• 発掘はっくつexcavation; exhumation; digging up; unearthingCommon

  新しい遺跡で未発掘はいくつだったのですか。
  How many new sites were uncovered?

• 掘削くっさくdigging out; excavationCommon
• 採掘さいくつmining; digging; working (a mine)Common
• 掘るほるto dig; to excavate; to hollowCommon
• 根掘り葉掘りねほりはほりinquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-throughCommon
• 井戸掘りいどほりwell digging; well diggerOccasional
• 盗掘とうくつillegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbingOccasional
• 試掘しくつprospecting; trial diggingOccasional
• 掘り出し物ほりだしもの(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure troveOccasional
• 掘り下げるほりさげるto dig downOccasional
• 掘り起こすほりおこすto dig up; to unearth; to uncoverOccasional
• 掘り当てるほりあてるto strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig upOccasional
• 掘り出すほりだすto dig out; to pick upOccasional
• 掘り返すほりかえすto dig up; to turn up; to tear upOccasional
• 発掘調査はっくつちょうさexcavation (usu. archeological); digRare
• 発掘現場はっくつげんばdig site; excavation siteRare
• 発掘隊はっくつたいexcavation team; dig teamRare
• 生掘りなまほりbareback sex (esp. male gay); unprotected sexRare
• 穴掘りあなほりexcavation; diggingRare
• 墓掘りはかほりgravediggerRare

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