開墾 | Japanese meaning

開墾【かいこん】

Frequency rank: 11,852. – 11,879.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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開墾【かいこん】Frequency rank: 11,852. – 11,879.
かいこん

Generated definitions (experimental)

cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

This meaning refers to the act of transforming uncultivated land into arable land suitable for farming or other productive uses. It can involve clearing the land of trees, shrubs, or other obstacles.

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I cleared new land to start farming.

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Reclamation is being carried out in this region to create new farmland.

clearing

This refers to removing unwanted vegetation or debris from an area to make it usable, often in the context of land preparation for agricultural purposes.

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He cut down trees to clear the field.

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Since the clearing work is done, next we will prepare for planting.

reclamation

This meaning indicates restoring land that has been abandoned or degraded, making it useful again, often applied in environmental contexts.

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They reclaimed the beach to create a new park.

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A project has started to reclaim the damaged land.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to cultivate new landreclamation of farmlandland reclamation workreclaimed landreclamation of arid landreclamation planto engage in reclamation effortsnew reclamationreclamation techniquesresults of reclamation efforts

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)