き
切
　
り
ひら
開
　
く

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to cut open.
  2. to clear (land), to cut (a path, road, etc.), to open, to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle).
  3. to carve out (a new career, future, etc.), to open up (a new field).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
切
　
り
ひら
開
　
く
 切り開く きりひらく
き
切
　
り
ひら
拓
　
く
 切り拓く きりひらく
きり
切
ひら
開
　
く
 切開く きりひらく
き
切
　
り
ひら
墾
　
く
 切り墾く きりひらく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る　セツ　サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ　ひら.く　あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)