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拓 means 'clear the way'
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Kun ひらく to clear (the way)
Name つ ひろ
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This kanji embodies the spirit of visionaries who see possibilities, people who want to carve out the future, and pioneers who blaze mountain trails, develop land that’s under the sea, and grow olives on Shodoshima. Learn to say, “He devoted half of his life to developing Hokkaido,” “We have to find a new market for these products,” and even “I haven't tried restaurants around here.”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 拓 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 拓 is used 21 times, read 2 ways.
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; opening up (e.g. new market)2. pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing
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ひらく
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land) (see also: 開く)(click the word for examples and links)
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