Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 3
はつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
開發 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かい)(はつ) (kaihatsu

  1. development or exploitation of natural resources etc.
  2. development or creation of new technology, drugs, or products
  3. development or cultivation of talent or ability

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Verb edit

(かい)(はつ)する (kaihatsu surutransitive suru (stem (かい)(はつ) (kaihatsu shi), past (かい)(はつ)した (kaihatsu shita))

  1. to develop or exploit resources
    • 1922, 三上義夫, 文化史上より見たる日本の数学:
      (こう)(ざん)(かい)(はつ)する
      Kōzan o kaihatsu suru.
      We will open up mines.
  2. to develop or create new products or fields
    • 1929, 三上義夫, 芸術と数学及び科学:
      ギリシアでも(たん)()(がく)(すう)(がく)のみが(かい)(はつ)されたのではない。
      Girishia demo tan ni kagaku ya sūgaku nomi ga kaihatsu sareta no de wa nai.
      The Greeks did not only create science and mathematics.
  3. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) to cultivate talent or ability

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References edit

  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN