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

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開拓

かいたく
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; opening up (e.g. new market); pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing
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干拓

かんたく
land reclamation (from sea)
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拓く

ひらく
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
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拓殖

たくしょく
colonization; colonisation; exploitation
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魚拓

ぎょたく
fish print
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未開拓

みかいたく
undeveloped; wild (areas)
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拓本

たくほん
rubbed copy; folio of rubbings
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拓銀

たくぎん
Takushoku Bank
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切り開く

切り拓く、切開く
きりひらく
to clear (land); to open up; to cut through
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道を開く

道を拓く
みちをひらく
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way