開 Kanji for open

N4Grade 312 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

開 is the Japanese kanji for open, unfold, unseal. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き and its on reading is カイ.

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Words with 開

開あくto open (e.g. doors)
開あけるto open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
開ひらきopening, gap
開かい発はつdevelopment, cultivation, application
開かい催さいholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
開かい始しstart, commencement, beginning

Practice 開 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.