Word Meaning 開け

ひらけ hirake

開け is read as ひらけ (hirake) and means beginning.

Meaning

English

  1. beginning
  2. start
  3. civilization
  4. civilisation
  5. enlightenment

Reading

Kana

ひらけ

Romaji

hirake

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 78483 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開発

かいはつ

development

開ける

あける

to begin (of the New Year)

開会

かいかい

opening of a meeting

開始

かいし

start

開店

かいてん

opening a new shop

開き

ひらき

dried and opened fish

開業

かいぎょう

opening a business

開く

ひらく

to change (kanji into hiragana)

開ける

ひらける

to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.)

開通

かいつう

reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic)

開業医

かいぎょうい

private clinician

開国

かいこく

founding a country

Example Sentences

10

どあをあけてください。

Please open the door.

あたらしいじだいがあけた。

A new era has opened up.

Open!

Open, Sesame!

Open up.

Open the door.

Open your hearts.

Open the door for me.

Can you open this?

Unlock it.