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reclaim

HSK 10 N1
kěn
コン
は.る、ひら.く
Components
Traditional (墾)
to root+ earth =
reclaim
Phonetic component
kūn to root
to root, gnaw
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Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
earth
Simplified (垦)
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Phonetic component
gěn stubborn / tough
seventh of eight diagrams
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [kěn]
to reclaim (land); to cultivate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あらき
Araki surname
おさむ
Osamu given name
つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
ひらく
Hiraku female given name