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切り開く、切り拓く、切りひらく、きり拓く、切開く、切り墾く きりひらく kirihiraku

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  1. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to cut open
  2. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
  3. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

Kanji in this word

cut, cutoff, be
open, unfold, unseal

Example sentences

彼は、その封筒を切り開いた。
kare ha 、 sono fuutou wo kirihirai ta 。
He cut the envelope open.
森の中に道を切り開いた。
mori no naka ni michi wo kirihirai ta 。
We hacked a path through the forest.
樹木が切り倒され土地が切り開かれている。
jumoku ga kiritaosa re tochi ga kirihiraka re te iru 。
Trees are cut down and land is cleared.
山を切り開いて新しいトンネルが掘られた。
yama wo kirihirai te atarashii ton'neru ga hora re ta 。
A new tunnel has been dug through the mountain.
君は自分の道を切り開こうとすべきだ。
kimi ha jibun no michi wo kirihirakou to su beki da 。
You should try to cut your way.
我々は森を切り開いて道を作った。
wareware ha mori wo kirihirai te michi wo tsukuxtsu ta 。
We cleared a path through the woods.

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