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拓 — 8 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
4Junior high level / 8 strokes / Radical「扌」
On
タクたく · taku
Kun
ひら.くhira.ku
Meaning
clear (land); open up

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

扌 "hand" with 石 "stone": clearing stones to open land — to clear, to open up.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onタクたくtaku拓本たくほん開拓かいたく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 開拓かいたく

    reclamation; pioneering

  • 拓本たくほん

    rubbing (of an inscription)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新(あたら)しい市場(しじょう)を開拓(かいたく)する。

We will open up a new market.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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