Japanese symbol for “prospecting”
試掘
しくつ
Romaji: shikutsu
prospecting; trial digging
In Japanese, prospecting is 試掘, read しくつ (shikutsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt prospecting; trial digging
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prospecting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探掘 | たんくつ tankutsu | exploratory excavation; prospecting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 試験 | しけん shiken | examination; exam; test |
| 試し | ためし tameshi | trial; test; try |
| 試み | こころみ kokoromi | attempt; trial; experiment |
| 入試 | にゅうし nyuushi | entrance examination |
| 試す | ためす tamesu | to try (out); to have a try (at); to test |
| 発掘 | はっくつ hakkutsu | excavation; exhumation; digging up |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig; to excavate; to hollow |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prospecting”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.