# 拓 — Cultivation

Frequency rank 1412 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 獄 (Prison), less common than 陥 (Cave In).

- On’yomi: たく
- Kun’yomi: ひら
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Fingers on the left grip a stone on the right — fingers breaking apart stones to clear new farmland is the hard work of cultivation.

In words:

- 開拓 かいたく — reclamation (of wasteland);cultivation;pioneer

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