What does kanji 拓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 拓 is clear (the land).

How is kanji 拓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 拓 are ひら.く; the onyomi readings are タク.

What is the main radical of kanji 拓?

The main radical for kanji 拓 is 手.

What words use kanji 拓?

Example words that use kanji 拓 include 拓殖, 拓本, 拓く, 拓銀.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

拓

Meaning

Kanji 拓

clear (the land)

clear (the land), open, break up (land)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひら.く
Onyomi 音読み: タク
Nanori 名乗り: つひろ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1526
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手
Components: 口 • 扎 • 石
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 27 entries that include this kanji.

拓殖

たくしょく

colonization

拓本

たくほん

rubbed copy

拓く

ひらく

to open (e.g. path)

拓銀

たくぎん

Takushoku Bank (abbr)

拓殖銀行

たくしょくぎんこう

Takushoku Bank

拓殖大学

たくしょくだいがく

Takushoku University

拓大

たくだい

(abbr) Takushoku University

開拓

かいたく

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland)

干拓

かんたく

land reclamation (from sea)

未開拓

みかいたく

undeveloped (area)

活路開拓

かつろかいたく

developing a way or means

魚拓

ぎょたく

snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この地域は昔、多くの人の手で拓かれた。

This area was opened up by many people long ago.

父は山を拓いて畑を作った。

My father cleared the mountain land and made a field.

新しい道を拓くには勇気がいる。

It takes courage to open a new path.

彼は自分の力で未来を拓いた。

He opened up his future through his own efforts.

未開の土地を拓く仕事は大変だ。

The work of clearing undeveloped land is hard.

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