Word Meaning お開き

おひらき ohiraki

お開き is read as おひらき (ohiraki) and means breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.).

Meaning

English

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.)
closure

Reading

Kana

おひらき

Romaji

ohiraki

Writing Variants

御開き おひらき ohiraki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20983 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

店開き

みせびらき

opening a store (for the day)

開き

ひらき

dried and opened fish

見開き

みひらき

(two-page) spread

山開き

やまびらき

start of the mountain-climbing season

切り開き

きりひらき

clearing (land)

内開き

うちびらき

opening inward (of a door or window)

幕開き

まくあき

rise of the curtain

開発

かいはつ

development

開ける

あける

to begin (of the New Year)

公開

こうかい

opening to the public

開会

かいかい

opening of a meeting

開始

かいし

start

Example Sentences

夜明け前にお開きにしたよ。

The gathering was brought to a close before dawn.

そろそろお開きにしよかー。

Well, shall we call it a day?

今日の活動は、これでお開き。

With this, today's activities come to a close.

そろそろパーティーをお開きにする時間じゃないか。

It's about time we brought this party to an end, isn't it?

「あの、かりんさん・・・、そろそろお開きにしませんか？」「駄目、勝ち逃げ禁止！今度こそボクが勝つの！」

"Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"