墾
墾
ground-breaking, open up farmland
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Common Words
1
to cut open
Examples
彼は、その封筒を切り開いた。
He cut the envelope open.
2
to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
Examples
我々は森を切り開いて道を作った。
We cleared a path through the woods.
3
to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
1
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
Examples
新たな入植者達がその広大な広野を開墾した。
The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.
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