Japanese

かいたく
Meaning: reclamation; pioneering; opening up (a market)
Part of Speech: Noun, Suru verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 開拓

Handwriting

開
拓

Example sentences

He went abroad to open up a new market.
新しい製品の販路を開拓する。
We open up new sales channels for our products.
屯田兵は北海道の開拓に貢献した。
The Tondenhei contributed to the development of Hokkaido.
日本の自動車メーカーは、積極的に海外市場を開拓している。
Japanese automakers are actively opening up overseas markets.

Usage Notes

Used for developing new land or exploring new fields/markets.

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