Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: disclose, open, say

Kunyomi: ひら.く さと.す

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイハツ enlightenment, development, edification, public awareness, illumination, education, inspiration

ケイモウ enlightenment, illumination

ハイケイ Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern

ケイケイ salutation at the end of a formal letter

Kunyomi Examples

ひらく to enlighten, to edify