8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

clear (the land), open, break up (land)

Kun'yomi
  • to open (e.g. path)
On'yomi
  • タク
Nanori
  • ひろ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タク 87.1%
ひら 12.9%

Character Breakdown

clear (the land), open, break up (land)
タク ひら.く つ (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to open (e.g. path)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland) ②pioneering
ink rubbing of a fish ②snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents)
land reclamation (from sea)
developing a way or means
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References

Unicode hex code 62D3
JIS X 0208 1-34-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1873
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2115
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 317
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 375
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 237
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 282
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 651
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 703
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1415
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 586
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1780
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11958
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1554
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1833
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1983
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1349
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1181
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1263
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 876
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 658
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.1
Four corner code 5106.0
De Roo Code 1377