採さい掘くつ

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採掘する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to extracting minerals, ores, or other resources from the ground. Used both as a noun and with する as a transitive verb.

〈場ば所しょ〉で〈物もの〉を採さい掘くつするto mine/extract a resource at a location
この鉱こう山ざんでは長年、ながねん、鉄てっ鉱こう石せきを採さい掘くつしている。
Iron ore has been mined at this site for many years.
採さい掘くつを行おこなうto carry out mining operations
新あたらしい炭たん層そうで採掘、さいくつを行おこなうことが決きまった。
It was decided that mining operations would be carried out on the new coal seam.
採さい掘くつが進すすむfor mining/extraction to progress
深ふかい層そうまで採掘、さいくつが進すすんでいる。
Mining has progressed to deeper layers.

掘くっ削さく
掘削 is the broader term for digging or drilling (tunnels, foundations, wells), while 採掘 specifically means digging to extract resources like minerals or coal.
採さい鉱こう
採鉱 is a technical engineering term for mining, while 採掘 is the everyday word used for the same activity.
採さい炭たん
採掘 is the broader term for extracting any mineral or resource, while 採炭 refers specifically to mining coal.
掘ほるN3
採掘 is a formal noun/suru-verb for mining or extracting resources, whereas 掘る is the plain verb used in everyday speech for the same action.

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産さん出しゅつN1
採掘 specifically means mining or digging out underground resources, whereas 産出 is broader and covers any kind of yielding, including agricultural or industrial output.
マイニング
採掘 is the native Japanese word for digging up minerals or resources, whereas マイニング is the English loanword often used in IT, crypto, or casual contexts for the same idea.
発はっ掘くつN1
採掘 is used for extracting resources like minerals or coal from the earth, whereas 発掘 is broader and covers archaeological or exhumation contexts too.
切きり出だすN1
採掘する refers to mining or extracting resources like ore or coal, while 切り出す specifically describes cutting out stone, timber, or similar material.
採さい取しゅN1
採掘 specifically means mining or digging out minerals and resources, whereas 採取 covers extraction of any substance, not just from the ground.

発はっ掘くつN1
発掘 means to excavate buried artifacts, fossils, or ruins, whereas 採掘 means to mine or dig out resources like ore, coal, or oil.

Compound of 採 (collect, pick) and 掘 (dig). The combination naturally yields the meaning of digging to extract resources.