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    3. 拓殖

    拓殖

    拓たく殖しょく

    colonization

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryKanji Vocab20 strokes

    拓植

    たくしょく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation

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    昔むかし、多おおくの国くにが新あたらしい土と地ちを拓たく殖しょくした。

    In the past, many countries colonized new lands.

    KMT7History
    19世せい紀きは、欧おう米べい列れっ強きょうによる拓たく殖しょくの時じ代だいだった。

    The 19th century was an era of colonization by Western powers.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    資し源げん獲かく得とくのため、未み開かいの地ちへの拓たく殖しょくが進すすめられた。

    Colonization of undeveloped lands was promoted for resource acquisition.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & LawNature & Environment
    拓たく殖しょく政せい策さくは、被ひ拓たく殖しょく地ち域いきの文ぶん化かや社しゃ会かいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    Colonial policies had a significant impact on the culture and society of colonized regions.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & TraditionsPolitics & Law
    現げん代だいにおいても、過か去この拓たく殖しょくの遺い産さんは国こく際さい関かん係けいに影かげを落おとしている。

    Even in modern times, the legacy of past colonization casts a shadow over international relations.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    拓
    ひら.く…(3)
    clear (the land)・open・break up (land)
    殖
    ふ.える・ふ.やす…(4)
    augment・increase・multiply・raise
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