かい
開
たく
拓

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
かい
開
たく
拓
 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)