開

Meaning

開 centers on the idea of opening something that was closed or sealed: unfolding, unsealing, or making something accessible.

• 開催かいさい
  N1

  holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

• 公開こうかい
  N1

  opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure; publication

• 開始かいし
  N3

  start; commencement; beginning; initiation

• 開発かいはつ
  N2

  development; cultivation; application

• 開くあく
  N4

  to open (e.g. doors)

• 開くひらく
  N4

  to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

• 展開てんかい
  N2

  development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist

• 開けるあける
  N5

  to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

• 開けるひらける
  N1

  to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up

• 再開さいかい
  N2

  reopening; resumption; restarting

• 開放かいほう
  N2

  opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open

• 開幕かいまく
  N1

  raising the curtain

• 開きひらき
  N1

  opening; gap

• 開設かいせつ
  N1

  establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

• 開業かいぎょう

  opening a business; opening a practice

• 開拓かいたく
  N1

  reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development

• 開示かいじ

  release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display

• 開店かいてん
  N1

  opening a new shop

• 開封かいふう
  N1

  opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal

• 非公開ひこうかい
  N3

  private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed

• 開花かいか
  N2

  flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom

• 開会かいかい
  N2

  opening of a meeting

• 開場かいじょう

  opening (the doors of a venue)

• 開通かいつう
  N2

  opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services

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