掘削(くっさく)

くっさく
noun, suru verb
drilling; excavation; boring
1. drilling; excavation; boring
digging, boring, or drilling into the ground, typically for construction, mining, or extracting resources like oil and gas
井戸(いど)を掘削(くっさく)する。
To drill a well.
トンネル掘削(くっさく)工事(こうじ)が始(はじ)まった。
Tunnel excavation work has begun.
油田(ゆでん)の掘削(くっさく)は莫大(ばくだい)な費用(ひよう)がかかる。
Oil field drilling costs an enormous amount.
掘削(くっさく)機(き)を使(つか)って地下(ちか)を掘(ほ)り進(すす)める。
They dig underground using excavation equipment.

掘削(くっさく) refers to drilling or excavating into the ground, commonly used in construction, tunneling, and resource extraction contexts.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • 掘(くつ) (dig)
  • 削(さく) (shave, scrape, cut)

USAGE:

  • 掘削(くっさく)する (to drill, to excavate - suru verb)
  • 掘削(くっさく)機(き) (drilling/excavation machine)
  • 掘削(くっさく)工事(こうじ) (excavation work)

COMMON APPLICATIONS:

  • 井戸(いど)の掘削(くっさく) (well drilling)
  • 油田(ゆでん)掘削(くっさく) (oil field drilling)
  • トンネル掘削(くっさく) (tunnel excavation)
  • 地盤(じばん)掘削(くっさく) (ground excavation)

TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT:

  • 掘削(くっさく)機(き) (drilling machine)
  • 掘削(くっさく)リグ (drilling rig)
  • シールド掘削(くっさく)機(き) (shield tunneling machine)

CONTRAST:

  • 発掘(はっくつ) - archaeological excavation/discovery
  • 採掘(さいくつ) - mining for resources
  • 掘削(くっさく) - drilling/boring (mechanical excavation)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 発掘(はっくつ) (excavation - archaeological)
  • 採掘(さいくつ) (mining, extraction)
  • 穿孔(せんこう) (boring, drilling)
  • 掘(ほ)る (to dig - basic verb)
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Added 2026.1.25 8:46 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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