開 means “open”

ひらく · hiraku

Also: unfold, unseal

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ひらく, ひらき, ひらける, あく, あける

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カイ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes

The story

Two hands push apart the doors of a gate: every morning begins with the act of opening, inviting light and possibility inside.

Used in 開く (hiraku, to open) and 開発 (kaihatsu, development)

More from Actions & Movement

• 見 see
• 行 go
• 来 come
• 入 enter
• 出 go out
• 立 stand
• 聞 hear
• 話 speak
• 読 read
• 書 write
• 歩 walk
• 走 run

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.