拓
拓·clear (the land), open, break up (land)
- On-yomi
- たく
- Kun-yomi
- ひら.く
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 開拓 | かいたく | reclamation, opening up, pioneering |
| 開拓者 | かいたくしゃ | pioneer |
| 干拓 | かんたく | land reclamation from the sea |
| 拓本 | たくほん | rubbing taken from an inscription |
Example sentences
会社は新しい市場を開拓している。
かいしゃはあたらしいしじょうをかいたくしている。
The company is opening up new markets.
祖父は北海道の土地を開拓した。
そふはほっかいどうのとちをかいたくした。
My grandfather brought land in Hokkaido under cultivation.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 開拓 is used figuratively too: 販路を開拓する = open up new sales channels.
- 干拓 (かんたく, reclaiming land from the sea) is not the same as 開拓.
Memory aid
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Hand 扌 with stone 石: clearing the stones out of a field by hand to open up new land.
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