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開 kanji
open, unfold, unseal
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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カイ
Kun readings
ひらくひらき-びらきひらけるあくあける
Variant forms
开Words with 開
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —再開発Popularredevelopment
- —開発者Populardeveloper
- —開発元Populardeveloper (of software, video games, etc.)
- —公開中Popularnow available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
- —宇宙開発Popularspace development; space exploration
- —電源開発Populardevelopment of electrical power resources
- —開始時刻Popularstarting time
- —開発途上国Populardeveloping country
- —宇宙開発事業団PopularNational Space Development Agency; NASDA
- —北海道開発庁長官PopularDirector General of Hokkaido Development Agency
- —開open; beginning
- —開院opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of (a session of) the Imperial Diet
- —開運better fortune
- —開園opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
- —開化civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
- —開眼enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes; filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
- —開削excavation; cutting; digging
- —開山founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- —開祖(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
- —開扉opening a door
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