開拓 かいたく reclamation (e.g. of wasteland) N1 #6,461 Meanings noun, takes する, transitive reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing Its kanji 開 カイ · ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける open, unfold, unseal 拓 タク · ひら.く clear (the land), open, break up (land)