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切り開く 【きりひらく】

  1. [v5k,vt] to cut open
  2. [v5k,vt] to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
  3. [v5k,vt] to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
切 Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp セツ, サイ き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
開 Open, Unfold, Unseal カイ ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける