Word Meaning 切り開く

きりひらく kirihiraku

切り開く is read as きりひらく (kirihiraku) and means to cut open.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

きりひらく

Romaji

kirihiraku

Writing Variants

  • 切り拓く きりひらく kirihiraku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 96323 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り開き

きりひらき

clearing (land)

切開

せっかい

incision

帝王切開

ていおうせっかい

Caesarean section

気管切開

きかんせっかい

tracheotomy

帝王切開出産

ていおうせっかいしゅっさん

Caesarean section birth

会陰切開

えいんせっかい

episiotomy

切手

きって

stamp (postage)

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

切り

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

切る

きる

to criticize sharply

切り上げ

きりあげ

revaluation

切らす

きらす

to be out of (e.g. breath)

Example Sentences

2

To open a new path into the future, it is necessary to look back at the past.

The Nairobi-based fashion designer, who has successfully carved herself a niche in Kenya’s fashion industry, said many small business owners are happy to gain access to “high quality products at affordable prices.”