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拓 ひら.く clear (the land), open, break up (land) 1 1526 8 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic A huge index finger coming down from the sky is kicking boulders of rock, clearing the land. Maybe it´s the finger of God preparing a place for his little people to live. 651

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タク つ, ひろ 開拓(かいたく): (1) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation (2) pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing S 手: hand石: stone 手 4 (none) clear the land I imagine clearing the land in order to set up your tent after a long day of backpacking. Using your fingers, you pick up all of the rocks and get them out of the way so that you can get a comfortable night sleep. If you don´t clear the land you can just picture the rock sticking into your back as you toss and turn all night long.

Kanji	拓
Onyomi	タク
Kunyomi	ひら.く
Nanori	つ, ひろ
English	clear (the land), open, break up (land)
Examples	開拓(かいたく): (1) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation (2) pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1526
Components	手: hand 石: stone
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	clear the land
Koohii Story 1	A huge index finger coming down from the sky is kicking boulders of rock, clearing the land. Maybe it´s the finger of God preparing a place for his little people to live.
Koohii Story 2	I imagine clearing the land in order to set up your tent after a long day of backpacking. Using your fingers, you pick up all of the rocks and get them out of the way so that you can get a comfortable night sleep. If you don´t clear the land you can just picture the rock sticking into your back as you toss and turn all night long.
RTK Index	651

Clear Land Finger Clearing Night 拓 タク ひら.く

Clear Land Finger Clearing Night 拓タクひら.く