meaningopen, unfold, unseal

On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#59 most common in newspapers

Where you have seen it

Everyday words with

  • 開演かいえんcurtain raising
  • 開花かいかflowering
  • 開会かいかいopening of a meeting
  • 開館かいかんopening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
  • 開業かいぎょうopening a business
  • 開局かいきょくopening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)
  • 開口かいこうopening
  • 開校かいこうopening a school