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 (7th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
yield, bend, flinch
クツ くっ かが.む (7th, 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 (8th, N1)
resemblance
ショウ あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ