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    3. 掘削

    掘削

    掘くっ削さく

    digging out

    KMT7News #14+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveTechnologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    掘鑿掘さく

    くっさく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    digging out, excavation

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    地ち下か鉄てつのトンネル掘くっ削さくが始はじまった。

    The excavation of the subway tunnel has begun.

    KMT5TechnologyTravel & Transportation
    石せき油ゆ掘くっ削さくには高こう度どな技ぎ術じゅつが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Advanced technology is required for oil drilling.

    KMT7TechnologyBusiness & Finance
    新あたらしい掘くっ削さく機きは、以い前ぜんよりも効こう率りつ的てきに作さ業ぎょうできる。

    The new excavation machine can work more efficiently than before.

    KMT7TechnologyWork & Career
    遺い跡せきの掘くっ削さく調ちょう査さで、古こ代だいの土ど器きが発はっ見けんされた。

    Ancient pottery was discovered during the excavation survey of the ruins.

    KMT7HistoryScience & Math
    深しん海かいでの資し源げん掘くっ削さくは、環かん境きょうへの影えい響きょうが懸け念ねんされている。

    There are concerns about the environmental impact of deep-sea resource excavation.

    KMT8TechnologyNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    削
    けず.る・はつ.る・そ.ぐ…(2)
    plane・sharpen・whittle・pare・shave
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