披ひらく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Rare kanji forms 披く and 展く are used for the same meaning as 開く (ひらく). 披く often implies opening something like a book or letter, while 展く suggests spreading out or unfolding. In modern Japanese, 開く is overwhelmingly preferred.

See also: 開く (ひらく) · 開く (ひらく)

古ふるい手て紙がみを披ひらく。
Open an old letter.

地ち図ずを展ひらく。

Spread out a map.

Written forms

披ひらく
Rare kanji form for ひらく, mainly used in literary or historical contexts. The common spelling is 開く.
展ひらく
Rare kanji form for ひらく, mainly used in literary or historical contexts. The common spelling is 開く.

Kanji

披expose, open
展unfold, expand

Similar words

開ひらく
開く is the standard, common kanji for 'open' or 'unfold'. 披く and 展く are rare, literary variants with the same reading and similar meaning, but 披く often implies opening something sealed or folded, and 展く implies spreading out.

Etymology

The kanji 披 and 展 are alternative spellings for the verb ひらく, which is native Japanese. 披 originally means 'open, unfold, reveal', and 展 means 'expand, spread out'. The reading ひらく is assigned to these kanji in specific contexts, but the historical derivation of the verb itself is uncertain.