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開発 (かいはつ) — development | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

開発

かいはつ

nountransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1development
2exploitation
3cultivation
4application
5exploitation (of resources)

Example sentence

その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。

It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

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Kanji in this word

開Open, Unfold, Unseal12 strokes 発Departure, Discharge, Publish9 strokes

More words with 開

切開せっかい · opening upN1 開会かいかい · opening of a meetingN2 開始かいし · startN3 開花かいか · flowering 開くひらく · to openN4

Full entry on Jisho

開演かいえん · curtain raising

開業かいぎょう · opening a business

開催かいさい · holding a meetingN1

More words with 発

発言はつげん · utteranceN1 始発しはつ · first trainN1 発作ほっさ · fitN1 発病はつびょう · attackN1 反発はんぱつ · repellingN1 発売はつばい · saleN2 発行はっこう · issue (publications)N3 発育はついく · (physical) growthN1

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