ひら
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to cut open
2. to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
3. to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Kanji used
cut
open
Pitch accent
りひら
りひらく
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Composed of
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
Examples (2 in total)
Trees are cut down and land is cleared.
A new tunnel has been dug through the mountain.