Word Meaning 開港

かいこう kaikou

開港 is read as かいこう (kaikou) and means opening a port to foreign vessels or trade.

Meaning

English

  1. opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
  2. opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.)
  3. starting operations at a port

Reading

Kana

かいこう

Romaji

kaikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 鎖港 Rank 12701 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開港場

かいこうば

open port

不開港

ふかいこう

closed port

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

開戦

かいせん

outbreak of war

開示

かいじ

release (e.g. information)

開発部

かいはつぶ

development department

開局

かいきょく

opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)

開演

かいえん

curtain raising

開き直る

ひらきなおる

to become defiant

開閉

かいへい

opening and shutting

開所

かいしょ

opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)

開園

かいえん

opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)