開 Kanji – open
The Japanese kanji 開 can mean open, unfold, unseal.
Meaning and Readings
How is 開 read?
開 has the onyomi reading カイ and the kunyomi readings ひらく, ひらき, -びらき, ひらける, あく, あける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kai, hiraku, hiraki, biraki, hirakeru, aku, akeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 開
These common Japanese words contain 開. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 開き直る（ひらきなおる） — to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開く（ひらく） — to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
- 開ける（あける） — to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
- 開ける（ひらける） — to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up
- 開演（かいえん） — curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 開花（かいか） — flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom
- 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, opening a practice
- 開業医（かいぎょうい） — private clinician, physician in private practice