JLPT N1

clear land; develop; pioneer

Item 93 of 642 | 8 strokes | Radical: 扌 (hand)

Readings

On'yomiタク
Kun'yomiひら.く

Mnemonic

A HAND CLEARING the wilderness to DEVELOP and PIONEER new land.

Example Words

開拓 (かいたく) pioneering; development
拓殖 (たくしょく) colonization
干拓 (かんたく) land reclamation