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切(き)り開(ひら)く
Rank #7,898

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
    1. to cut open
  • 2. to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
  • 3. to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

Readings

切り開く
(83%)
切り拓く
(13%)
切りひらく
(3%)
きりひらく
(<1%)
切開く
(<0.1%)
きり拓く
(0%)
切り墾く
(0%)
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