開発 (Kaihatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “development, cultivation, application, exploitation (of resources)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdevelopment; cultivation; application
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexploitation (of resources)
Examples
海底油田の開発をしたい。
We want to explore an underwater oil field.
彼は新素材の開発に従事している。
He is engaged in developing new materials.
その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).