Japanese symbol for “tunnelling”
掘進
くっしん
Romaji: kusshin
tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring
In Japanese, tunnelling is 掘進, read くっしん (kusshin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発掘 | はっくつ hakkutsu | excavation; exhumation; digging up |
| 掘る | ほる horu | to dig; to excavate; to hollow |
| 採掘 | さいくつ saikutsu | mining; digging; working (a mine) |
| 掘削 | くっさく kussaku | digging out; excavation |
| 盗掘 | とうくつ toukutsu | illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing |
| 試掘 | しくつ shikutsu | prospecting; trial digging |
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement |
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.
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