12 strokes

open, unfold, unseal

Kunひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
Onカイ

Radicals

Common words

  • 開始かいし
    start, commencement, beginning, initiation
  • 開くあく
    to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 開くひらく
    to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
  • 開けるひらける
    to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
  • 開けるあける
    to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 開発かいはつ
    development, exploitation (of resources)
  • 開けるはだける
    to open (e.g. one's robe), to bare (e.g. one's chest), to expose, to open up (of clothing), to be exposed, to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.), to stretch
  • 展開てんかい
    development, evolution, progression, unfolding, (plot) twist, expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up, expansion (of an algebraic expression), development (of a three-dimensional shape), extraction (of compressed data), decompression, unpacking
  • 公開こうかい
    opening to the public, making available to the public, exhibiting, unveiling, release (of a film, information, etc.), disclosure, publication
  • 再開さいかい
    reopening, resumption, restarting
  • 開閉かいへい
    opening and shutting, opening and closing
  • 開催かいさい
    holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
  • 開店かいてん
    opening a new shop, opening a shop (for the day)
  • 全開ぜんかい
    opening fully, full throttle, full power
  • 開放かいほう
    opening (a door, window, etc.), leaving open, opening up (e.g. to the public), allowing (public) access
  • 開幕かいまく
    raising the curtain, opening (of an event), start, beginning
  • 開会かいかい
    opening of a meeting
  • 開設かいせつ
    establishment, opening, setting up, inauguration
  • 開拓かいたく
    reclamation (e.g. of wasteland), cultivation, development, pioneering, opening up (e.g. of a new market), breaking new ground, trailblazing
  • 未開みかい
    uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage, undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.), unbloomed (flower)