Word Meaning 緒を開く

いとぐちをひらく itoguchi o hiraku

緒を開く is read as いとぐちをひらく (itoguchi o hiraku) and means to find a clue.

Meaning

English

  1. to find a clue
  2. to make a beginning

Reading

Kana

いとぐちをひらく

Romaji

itoguchi o hiraku

Writing Variants

  • 糸口を開く いとぐちをひらく itoguchi o hiraku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 119476 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

緒戦

しょせん

first match (in a series)

いとぐち

thread end

string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

緒言

しょげん

foreword

緒締め

おじめ

string-fastener

開く

ひらく

to change (kanji into hiragana)

見開く

みひらく

to open (one's eyes) wide

戦端を開く

せんたんをひらく

to open hostilities

情緒

じょうしょ

emotion

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

一緒

いっしょ

at the same time

由緒

ゆいしょ

history

Example Sentences

1

けんきゅうのおをひらくのはかんたんではない。

It is not easy to open the way to a line of research.