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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小312 strokesRadical 門#59 in newspapers

開 · open, unfold

開 is a kanji meaning open, unfold, unseal. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カイkai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ひらくhiraku
  • ひらきhiraki
  • -びらき-biraki
  • ひらけるhirakeru
  • あくaku
  • あけるakeru

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 開 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 開
WordReadingMeaningLevel
開くあくto open, to become openN5
開けるあけるto open (v.t.)N5
開くひらくto open; to hold (an event)N4
開始かいしstart, commencement, beginningN3
開会かいかいopening of a meetingN2
開通かいつうopening, openN2
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More words that use 開
WordReadingMeaningLevel
開放かいほうopen, throw open, liberalizationN2
展開てんかいdevelop, expansion (opposite of compression)N2
開催かいさいholding a meeting, open an exhibitionN1
開拓かいたくcultivation, pioneerN1
開発かいはつdevelopment, exploitationN1
切開せっかいopening up, cutting throughN1
打開だかいsolution, breakthroughN1
未開みかいsavage land, backward region, uncivilizedN1

Example sentence

ドアが開いた。

ドアがあいた

The door opened.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #201907 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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