N2
かいこん (kaikon)
開墾
cultivation of new land, reclamation
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Specifically refers to the act of clearing uncultivated land (e.g., wilderness, forest, wasteland) and preparing it for agriculture or settlement. Often implies hard labor.
📝 Example Sentences
先人たちは苦労して荒地を開墾した。
Our predecessors struggled to cultivate the wasteland.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "開墾"!
昔、多くの人々が新しい土地を＿＿＿＿して生活の基盤を作った。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 「新しい土地」を農地などとして使えるようにするのは「開墾」です。
English: 'Kaikon' refers to clearing and cultivating 'new land' to make it usable, e.g., for agriculture.
English: 'Kaikon' refers to clearing and cultivating 'new land' to make it usable, e.g., for agriculture.
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