Word Meaning 切開く

きりひらく kirihiraku

切開く 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

  • 切り開く きりひらく kirihiraku
  • 切り墾く きりひらく kirihiraku
  • 切り拓く きりひらく kirihiraku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 94333 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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Caesarean section

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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

帝王切開術

ていおうせっかいじゅつ

Caesarean section

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stamp (postage)

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

切り

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delivery date (of a futures contract)

切る

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切り上げ

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