noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. digging out, excavation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
掘削 くっさく
掘鑿 くっさく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dig, delve, excavate
ほ.る クツ ぼり (Early Jr. High, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
yield, bend, flinch
クツ くっ かが.む (Early Jr. High, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
plane, sharpen, whittle
けず.る サク そ.ぐ (Late Jr. High, N1)
resemblance
ショウ あやか.る (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ