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開拓使 (かいたくし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

開かい拓たく使し

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Meanings

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noun

Hokkaido Development Commission

Historical term for the early Meiji government office responsible for the development and administration of Hokkaido from 1869 to 1882.

開かい拓たく使しは北ほっ海かい道どうの開かい拓たくを推すい進しんした。
The Hokkaido Development Commission promoted the development of Hokkaido.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
拓clear (the land), open, break up (land)
使use, send on a mission, order

Etymology

Compound of 開拓 (kaitaku, 'development, reclamation') and 使 (shi, 'envoy, commissioner'). The term was coined during the early Meiji period for the specific government body.