JLPT N1 Advanced
開拓
Reclamation of waste land; pioneering a new market or field.
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開拓する verb form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Developing Land
The process of clearing wild, uncultivated areas to transform them into arable farmland or residential settlements.
Example
彼ら は 荒れ地 を 開拓 して 、 大きな 農場 を 作った 。
They reclaimed the wasteland and built a large farm.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Pioneering / Breaking New Ground
The act of establishing a foothold in an unexplored field, such as a new market, technology, or customer base.
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