かい
開
たく
拓
し
使

noun

  1. early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
開
たく
拓
し
使
 開拓使 かいたくし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open, unfold, unseal
カイ　ひら.く　あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
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)
use, send on a mission, order
つか.う　シ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
officer, an official
リ　さと　し (8th, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)