開かい墾こん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

land reclamation; cultivation of new land; clearing land

Refers to the process of clearing uncultivated land (forest, wilderness, etc.) and making it suitable for farming or other use. Often used in agricultural, historical, or developmental contexts.

• 彼かれらは山やまを開かい墾こんして畑はたけを作つくった。

  They cleared the mountain and made fields.

• 開かい墾こん事じ業ぎょうによって広こう大だいな農のう地ちが生うまれた。

  Vast farmland was created through the land reclamation project.