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    3. 切り開く

    切り開く

    切きり​開ひらく​

    to cut open

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    切り拓く切りひらくきり拓く切開く切り墾く

    きりひらく

    Verb, Transitive

    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)

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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