This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: タク、ひら.く
Romaji: taku, hira.ku
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: つ、ひろ
Romaji: tsu, hiro
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Meanings

clear (the land), open, break up (land)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1526
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  tag
Chinese Reading:  ta4
Unicode:  62d3
JIS:  4273

Indexes

Halpern Index: 317
Nelson Index: 1873
New Nelson Index: 2115
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.1
Four Corner Index: 5106.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1554
Gakken Index: 1415
Japanese Names Index: 586
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11958
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0178
Remembering the kanji Index: 651
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1349
Kodansha Compact Index: 876
Kanji in Context Index: 1263
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 237
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 282
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 658
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 703
Essential Kanji Index: 1780
Kodansha Kanji Index: 375
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1377
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1181

Words

開拓 (かいたく)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; opening up (e.g. new market); pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing
拓く (ひらく)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
魚拓 (ぎょたく)
fish print
拓本 (たくほん)
rubbed copy; folio of rubbings
切り開く (きりひらく)
to clear (land); to open up; to cut through
干拓 (かんたく)
land reclamation (from sea)
拓殖 (たくしょく)
colonization; colonisation; exploitation
未開拓 (みかいたく)
undeveloped; wild (areas)
拓銀 (たくぎん)
Takushoku Bank
道を開く (みちをひらく)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
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