ひら
kirihiraku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to cut open

Transitive
かれは、その封筒 ふうとう ひらいた。
karewa sono fūtōo kirihiraita.
He cut the envelope open.
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)

Transitive
我々 われわれ もり ひらいて みち つくった。
warewarewa morio kirihiraite michio tsukutta.
We cleared a path through the woods.
Godan Verb (ku)

3. to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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