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49 開拓
Reclamation

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

Reclamation

Secondary

Cultivation, Pioneering

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Reading

かいたく

Notes

Groups

    • 培養 （ばいよう） Cultivation, Nurture

    • 栽培 （さいばい） Cultivation, Growing

    • 耕作 （こうさく） Cultivation, Farming

    • 開拓 （かいたく） Reclamation, Cultivation, Pioneering

Remarks

  • Reclamation 開拓 is the process of opening 開 up land for cultivation 拓

  • Reclamation involves removing abandoned kayaks かい, tacks たく, and other trash from the land.

  • Kayak かい Reclamation isn't as simple as removing tacks たく and other junk from the inside.

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