切り開く
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to cut open
2. to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
3. to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Other spellings
切り拓く切りひらく
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
きりひらく
きりひらく
Examples5
我々
We cleared a path through the woods.
彼
He cut the envelope open.
我々
We chopped our way through the jungle.
山
A new tunnel has been dug through the mountain.
樹木
Trees are cut down and land is cleared.