開墾かいこん Common Noun Irregular Transitive place name English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru transitive verb cultivating new land;clearing;reclamation 新たな入植者達がその広大な広野を開墾した。 The newcomers cultivated the immense wilderness. English jmnedict 1 Kaikon