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Kanji Detail for 拓 - "pioneering"

拓

  • Meaning

    拓 means "pioneering." Also associated with to develop, to expand.

    1. To open - To clear; to develop; to expand.

    2. To push - To press with hands; also, to lift up.

    3. Rubbing - Copying text carved in stone by pressing paper against it.

    4. To pick up - To gather by hand.

  • Words using 拓

    • 開拓 かいたく Listen reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development

  • Tattoo check: 拓

    • Verified meaning: pioneering
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たく, たくじ, たくみ, ひらき)
    • Also carries these associations: to develop, to expand

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 拓

    Given names 拓(たく)Listen 拓(たくみ)Listen 拓(ひらく)Listen 拓(ひろむ)Listen

    Surnames 拓(たくじ)Listen 拓(ひらき)Listen 拓(ひろ)Listen 拓(ひろし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    clear (the land); open; break up (land)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    expand; open up; support or push

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Tuo

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to develop, to expand, to open up

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Holding with the palm. Now commonly written as 托. | Pushing with hands. Also, to expand. Such as 開拓. | Now borrowed as 搨 for rubbings. Such as 宋拓, 明拓.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    taku(タク) タク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hira.ku(ひら-く) ひら-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to develop to expand pioneering to open up to clear land to pioneer cultivate reclaim frontier settle colonize rubbing print

Sentences including 拓

  • The Rangers lead the way.

  • There are still uncivilized lands.

  • Takuya swam naked as a jaybird.

  • The pioneers met with many dangers.

  • The settlers embraced the Christian religion.

  • The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness.

  • Many efforts have been make to develop market for imports.

  • The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.

  • We have to find a new market for these products.

  • We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.

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