01
開ける
あける
to open
Meanings
- open
- unfold
- unseal
Readings
Onyomi
- カイ
Kunyomi
- ひら.く
- ひら.き
- -びら.き
- ひら.ける
- あ.く
- あ.ける
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Useful words
02
開く
ひらく
to open / to hold
03
開始
かいし
start
04
開店
かいてん
opening of a shop
05
公開
こうかい
open to the public
06
開発
かいはつ
development
Compare Kanji
01閉Pair98%closed, shutOpen and closed are the gate pair learners should keep together.02門Component94%gate, counter for cannonsThe outer gate frame of 開 comes straight from 門.03間Component89%interval, spaceBoth kanji use the gate frame, but 間 places a sun-like block inside.04関Component86%connection, barrierThe same gate shell holds a different inner piece in 関, good for visual sorting.05聞Component84%hear, askHearing hides an ear inside the gate, unlike the open crossing in 開.06閑Component71%leisure閑 keeps a gate frame but fills it with a tree, a calmer cousin of 開.
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