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開

Kanji meanings and readings

開

N4

open; unfold; unseal

On reading
カイ
Kun reading
ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
Radical
門
Illustration of 公開
N1

こうかい

presenting to the public

Illustration of 切開
N1

せっかい

clearing (land); opening up; cutting through

Illustration of 展開
N2

てんかい

develop; expansion (opposite of compression)

Illustration of 打開
N1

だかい

break in the deadlock

Illustration of 未開
N1

みかい

savage land; backward region; uncivilized

Illustration of 開く
N4

ひらく

to open an event

Illustration of 開く
N5

あく

to open; to become open

Illustration of 開ける
N5

あける

to open

Illustration of 開会
N2

かいかい

opening of a meeting

Illustration of 開催
N1

かいさい

holding a meeting; open an exhibition

Illustration of 開始
N3

かいし

start; commencement; beginning

Illustration of 開拓
N1

かいたく

reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation; pioneer

Illustration of 開放
N2

かいほう

open; throw open; liberalization

Illustration of 開発
N1

かいはつ

development; exploitation

Illustration of 開通
N2

かいつう

opening; open