拓
break up (land), clear (the land), open
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:1
Frequency:1526
Vocabulary
タク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 開拓 | カイタク | reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing |
| 開拓者 | カイタクシャ | pioneer; settler; colonist |
| 干拓 | カンタク | land reclamation (from sea) |
| 拓殖 | タクショク | colonization; colonisation; development; settlement; exploitation |
| 拓本 | タクホン | rubbing; rubbed copy |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切り拓く | きりひらく | to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field) |
| 荒れ地を拓く | あれちをひらく | to open up unbroken land |
| 道を拓く | みちをひらく | to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way |
| 拓く | ひらく | to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land) |
| 北海道拓殖銀行 | ほっかいどうたくしょくぎんこう | Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Limited |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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beckon, engage, invite, summon
Grade 5JLPT 3
括
arrest, constrict, fasten, tie up
Grade 8JLPT 1
拘
adhere to, arrest, concerned, despite, seize
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哲
clear, philosophy
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搭
board, load (a vehicle), ride
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拾
find, gather, go on foot, pick up, ten
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据
equip, install, lay a foundation, set, sit down, squat down
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捨
abandon, discard, reject, resign, sacrifice, throw away
Grade 6JLPT 2
石
stone
Grade 1JLPT 3
君
male name suffix, mister, ruler, you
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