Kaikon

開墾 (Kaikon) is a Japanese noun meaning “cultivating new land, clearing, reclamation”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

Examples

  • The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 開墾

openground-breaking

Related words

to opento open (e.g. doors)to open (a door, etc.)to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.)opening and shuttingdevelopmentstartdevelopmentreopeningopening a new shopopening to the publicholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)