切り開く
- Godan verb with 'ku' ending
- transitive verb
切り開く
Godan
Transitive
1
Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to cut open
彼は、その封筒を切り開いた。
He cut the envelope 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)
我々は森を切り開いて道を作った。
We cleared a path through the woods.
3
Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
to carve out (a new career, future, etc.);to open up (a new field)
Other forms
切り拓く 【きりひらく】 · 切りひらく 【きりひらく】 · きり拓く 【きりひらく】 (search-only kanji form) · 切開く 【きりひらく】 (search-only kanji form) · 切り墾く 【きりひらく】 (search-only kanji form)