What does kanji 開 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 開 is open.

How is kanji 開 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 開 are ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける; the onyomi readings are カイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 開?

Kanji 開 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 開?

The main radical for kanji 開 is 門.

What words use kanji 開?

Example words that use kanji 開 include 開発, 開ける, 開催, 開始.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

開

Meaning

Kanji 開

open

open, unfold, unseal

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひら.くひら.き-びら.きひら.けるあ.くあ.ける
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: はるかひらき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #59
Strokes: 12
Radical: 門
Components: 一 • ノ • 二 • 廾 • 門
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 研 • 栞 • 蚈 • 硏 • 趼 • 开 • 幵

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 639 entries that include this kanji.

開発

かいはつ

development

開ける

あける

to begin (of the New Year)

開催

かいさい

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)

開始

かいし

start

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain

開会

かいかい

opening of a meeting

開設

かいせつ

establishment

開拓

かいたく

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland)

開店

かいてん

opening a new shop

開く

あく

to be empty

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ドアを開けてください。

Please open the door.

店は朝九時に開きます。

The shop opens at nine in the morning.

彼は封筒を静かに開いた。

He quietly opened the envelope.

新しい時代が開けた。

A new era has opened up.

会議は午後二時に開かれる。

The meeting will be held at two in the afternoon.