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JLPT N46画 · 6 strokesradical

open, start, develop

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カイ
  • ケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あ.く
  • あ.ける
  • ひら.く

Meanings across languages

English
open, start, develop
Tiếng Việt
mở, bắt đầu, phát triển
日本語
開く, 開ける, 開かれる

Common compounds

  • 開店かいてんopening a shop
  • 開会かいかいopening a meeting
  • 開くひらくto open, to unlock

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