What does kanji 啓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 啓 is disclose.

How is kanji 啓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 啓 are ひら.く, さと.す; the onyomi readings are ケイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 啓?

The main radical for kanji 啓 is 口.

What words use kanji 啓?

Example words that use kanji 啓 include 啓蒙, 啓示, 啓発, 啓蟄.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

啓

Meaning

Kanji 啓

disclose

disclose, open, say

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひら.くさと.す
Onyomi 音読み: ケイ
Nanori 名乗り: あきあきらさとしはじめひろよし

Variant: 啔 (Itaiji) , 唘 (Itaiji) , 諬 (Itaiji) , 啟 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1403
Strokes: 11
Radical: 口
Components: 一 • 口 • 尸 • 戸 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

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Showing 29 of 36 entries that include this kanji.

啓蒙

けいもう

enlightenment

啓示

けいじ

(divine) revelation

啓発

けいはつ

enlightenment

啓蟄

けいちつ

"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

啓く

ひらく

to enlighten

啓学

けいがく

Keigaku (publisher)

啓示宗教

けいじしゅうきょう

revealed religion

啓上

けいじょう

speaking respectfully

啓典

けいてん

Islamic holy books (the Pentateuch, the Book of Psalms, the Gospels and the Koran)

啓蒙運動

けいもううんどう

enlightenment movement

啓蒙活動

けいもうかつどう

information campaign

啓蒙思想

けいもうしそう

the philosophy of the European Enlightenment

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

拝啓、お元気ですか。

dear sir/madam, how are you?

彼は大衆の啓蒙に努めた。

he strove for the enlightenment of the masses.

その講演から多くの啓発を受けた。

i received a lot of inspiration from that lecture.

彼らは神の啓示を信じている。

they believe in divine revelation.

科学は未知の扉を啓く鍵である。

science is the key to opening the door to the unknown.

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