Japanese

きりひらく
Meaning: to clear (land), to open up, to carve out (a future)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 切り拓く 切り拓かない
Polite 切り拓きます 切り拓きません
Past 切り拓いた 切り拓かなかった
Polite + Past 切り拓きました 切り拓きませんでした
Te-form 切り拓いて 切り拓かなくて
Potential 切り拓ける 切り拓けない
Passive 切り拓かれる 切り拓かれない
Causative 切り拓かせる 切り拓かせない
Causative + Passive 切り拓かされる 切り拓かされない
Imperative 切り拓け 切り拓くな

Handwriting

切
り
拓
く

Example sentences

They carved out their own future with their own strength.
他人の残羹冷炙に甘んじることなく、自らの力で新しい道を切り拓くべきだ。
Instead of settling for being dependent on others, you should open a new path with your own strength.

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