はっ
発
くつ
掘

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing.
  2. discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
発
くつ
掘
 発掘 はっくつ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

departure, discharge, publish
ハツ　ホツ　た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
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)