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JLPT N116画 · 16 strokesradical 土

ground-breaking, open up farmland

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • は.る
  • ひら.く

Mnemonic

As the farmer breaks the ground (土), he plants seeds that reach for the sky, opening up new farmland to feed many.

About this kanji

The kanji 墾, pronounced as "kon" in on'yomi and "haru" or "hiraku" in kun'yomi, primarily means to break ground or open up farmland. It's typically used as a verb when referring to the act of cultivating land. A few common compounds include 開墾 (かいこん), meaning cultivating new land; 未墾 (みこん), which translates to uncultivated; and 墾田 (こんでん), referring to a new rice field. You might also come across 墾く (ひらく), which means to cultivate. This kanji is particularly relevant in agricultural contexts, highlighting the importance of farming and land development.

Example sentences

  • 新しい土地を墾こう。

    Let's cultivate new land.

Meanings across languages

English
ground-breaking, open up farmland
Tiếng Việt
khai hoang
日本語
開墾
한국어
개간
中文
开垦
id
pengolahan tanah
th
การเปิดพื้นที่เกษตร
es
desarrollo agrícola
fr
ouverture des terres agricoles
de
Bodenbearbeitung
pt
abertura de terras

Common compounds

  • 開墾かいこんcultivating new land, clearing, reclamation
  • 未墾みこんuncultivated, wild
  • 墾田こんでんnew rice field
  • 墾くひらくto cultivate (land), to clear (land)
  • 開墾地かいこんちcultivated land
  • 未開墾みかいこんuncultivated, wild
  • 未墾地みこんちuncultivated land
  • 未開墾地みかいこんちvirgin soil, uncultivated land

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