noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. reclamation (e.g. of wasteland), cultivation, development.
  2. pioneering, opening up (e.g. of a new market), breaking new ground, trailblazing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
開拓 かいたく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
clear (the land), open, break up (land)
タク ひら.く つ (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)