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きひら 切り開く
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to cut open​
  • かれ彼
  • は
    • 、
  • その
  • ふうとう封筒
  • を
  • きりひら切り開いた
    • 。
He cut the envelope open.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)​
  • われわれ我々
  • は
  • もり森
  • を
  • きりひら切り開いて
  • みち道
  • を
  • つく作った
    • 。
We cleared a path through the woods.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. 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】

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