採掘|さいくつsaikutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbmining; digging; working (a mine)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 採掘する（さいくつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 採掘します（さいくつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 採掘しない（さいくつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 採掘しません（さいくつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 採掘せず・採掘せぬ（さいくつせず・さいくつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 採掘した（さいくつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 採掘しました（さいくつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 採掘しなかった（さいくつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 採掘しませんでした（さいくつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 採掘して（さいくつして） |
| Potential | 採掘できる（さいくつできる） |
| Passive | 採掘される（さいくつされる） |
| Causative | 採掘させる（さいくつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 採掘させられる（さいくつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 採掘すれば（さいくつすれば） |
| tara | 採掘したら（さいくつしたら） |
| Volitional | 採掘しよう（さいくつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 採掘しましょう（さいくつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 採掘しろ（さいくつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym採鉱さいこうWrittenA more technical, rarer written term that also means mining minerals; coal, oil and natural gas are normally described with 「採掘」.
- Related掘削くっさくWrittenWritten/formal: digging rock, ground or foundations, boring tunnels or wells; the focus is on making the hole itself, while 「採掘」 is about extracting minerals.
- Related発掘はっくつWrittenWritten/formal: digging up ruins and artifacts buried underground, also figuratively unearthing talent; 「採掘」 is used only for mining mineral resources.
- Related掘り出すほりだすNeutralNative verb for digging buried things out of the ground, also figuratively chancing on something valuable; unlike 「採掘」, not limited to minerals and more colloquial.
- Related掘るほるNeutralThe most basic verb for digging — holes, soil, vegetables, even coal and ore; 「採掘」 is a written Sino-Japanese word used only for mining minerals.
- Related掘り起こすほりおこすNeutralDigs things up out of the soil, also figuratively unearthing buried facts or needs again; it does not specifically mean mining minerals.
- Relatedくり抜くくりぬくNeutralHollows something out or bores a hole through it — wood, a pumpkin and the like; its objects differ from 「採掘」, which is about mining minerals.
- Related穴掘りあなほりCasualColloquial word for the general work of digging holes or earth, with no set purpose; 「採掘」 refers specifically to digging to obtain minerals.
- Antonym埋め戻しうめもどしWrittenWritten term seen mostly in engineering: refilling a dug pit or trench with soil, the opposite direction from 「採掘」, which digs material out.
For mining minerals, use 「採掘」; 「採鉱」 says the same but is more technical, and coal, oil and gas normally take 「採掘」. Use 「発掘」 for excavating ruins or unearthing talent, 「掘削」 for boring tunnels and digging rock, and the plain verb 「掘る」 for everyday digging. The everyday verbs 「掘り出す」 and 「掘り起こす」 are not limited to minerals.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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