Moto 開: Open; Unfold; UnsealKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カイ
- Kun'yomi
- ひら(く)、ひら(き)、-びら(き)、ひら(ける)、あ(く)、あ(ける)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 583 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カイ)
- 開発かいはつdevelopment; exploitation
- 公開こうかいopening to the public; making available to the public
- 展開てんかいdevelopment; evolution
- 開催かいさいholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening
- 開始かいしstart; commencement
- 開放かいほうopening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
- 再開さいかいreopening; resumption
- 開幕かいまくraising the curtain
- 開会かいかいopening of a meeting
- 開票かいひょうcounting ballots; tally (of votes)
- 打開だかいbreak in the deadlock
- 開示かいじrelease (e.g. information); disclosure (legal)
- 開設かいせつestablishment; opening
- 開戦かいせんoutbreak of war; starting a war
- 非公開ひこうかいprivate; exclusive
- 開拓かいたくreclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation
- 開業かいぎょうopening a business; opening a practice
- 再開発さいかいはつredevelopment
- 開港かいこうopening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port
- 宇宙開発事業団うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだんNational Space Development Agency; NASDA
- 開店かいてんopening a new shop
- 宇宙開発うちゅうかいはつspace development; space exploration
- 開通かいつうopening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication)
- 疎開そかいdispersal; evacuation
- 開館かいかんopening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
- 開局かいきょくopening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
- 開業医かいぎょういprivate clinician; physician in private practice
- 開演かいえんcurtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 開花かいかflowers budding; blooming
- 満開まんかいfull bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
- 開発部かいはつぶDevelopment Department
- 北海道開発庁長官ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかんDirector General of Hokkaido Development Agency
- 開口かいこうopening; aperture (e.g. camera)
- 開場かいじょうopening (the doors to an event, etc.)
- 開国かいこくfounding a country
- 開校かいこうopening a school
- 開閉かいへいopening and shutting; opening and closing
- 電源開発でんげんかいはつdevelopment of electrical power resources
- 全開ぜんかいopening fully
- 公開中こうかいちゅうnow available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
- 切開せっかいincision; operation
- 帝王切開ていおうせっかいCaesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
- 文明開化ぶんめいかいかcivilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
- 新開しんかいopening (of uncultivated land)
- 未開みかいuncivilized; uncivilised
- 未開拓みかいたくundeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study)
- 未開発みかいはつundeveloped (countries); backward
- 続開ぞっかいresumption; continuing
- 門戸開放政策もんこかいほうせいさくopen door policy
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 開きひらきopening; gap
- 幕開けまくあけthe rise of the curtain; opening (of play)
- 開き直るひらきなおるto become defiant; to fight back
- お開きおひらきbreakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
- 切り開ききりひらきclearing (land); excavating
- 山開きやまびらきstart of the mountain-climbing season
- 店開きみせびらきstarting a business
- 見開きみひらき(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
- 見開くみひらくto open one's eyes wide
- 開くひらくto open; to undo
- 開けるあけるto open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
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