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開拓
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開拓.
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Entry
1
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development
Examples
新たな入植者達がその広大な荒野を開拓した。
The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.
2
pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing
Examples
これらの製品の新たなる販路を開拓せねばならない。
We have to find a new market for these products.
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