拓 clear (the land), open, break up (land) 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1526 in newspapers Readings Onタク Kunひら.く In Chinese 拓 Words written with it 開拓 かいたく reclamation (e.g. of wasteland) N1 拓殖 たくしょく colonization 干拓 かんたく land reclamation (from sea) 開拓者 かいたくしゃ pioneer 拓本 たくほん rubbing 未開拓 みかいたく undeveloped (area)