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Kanji Detail for 啓 - "to open, to enlighten, to begin"

啓

  • Meaning

    啓 means "to open, to enlighten, to begin."

    1. To open - To release; to open wide.

    2. To enlighten - To teach and guide; to explain; to help understand.

    3. To begin - To start things; to initiate; to develop.

    4. To lead - To guide at the front; vanguard; herald.

    5. To state - To say; to report; to address.

    6. Document - Official letter; petition.

    7. Season - Beginning of spring; beginning of summer.

  • Words using 啓

    • 啓発 けいはつ Listen enlightenment; development; edification
    • 啓蒙 けいもう Listen enlightenment; illumination
    • 拝啓 はいけい Listen Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam

  • Four-character idioms with 啓

    • 一筆啓上 いっぴつけいじょう Listen this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you

  • Tattoo check: 啓

    • Verified meaning: to open, to enlighten, to begin
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, けい, けいじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 啓

    Given names 啓(あき)Listen 啓(あきら)Listen 啓(けい)Listen 啓(さとし)Listen 啓(さとる)Listen 啓(じんけい)Listen 啓(たすく)Listen 啓(はじめ)Listen 啓(ひらき)Listen 啓(ひらく)Listen

    Surnames 啓(けいじ)Listen 啓(たかし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    disclose; open; say

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    open; begin, commence; explain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 啟|启[qi3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to open; to explain; to begin

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To open. Such as opening a door is also called 啓門. Also, awakening the will is called 啓. | 啓處: Kneeling and resting. (Book of Odes) "No time to kneel or rest." | 啓事: Stating one's matter. A type of writing. Today, letters are also called 書啓.

  • Onyomi

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    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

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    hira.ku(ひら-く) ひら-く

    sato.su(さと-す) さと-す

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to open to enlighten to begin initiate pioneer lead unlock declare teach guide enlightenment commence reveal disclose inaugurate introduce launch start document season

Sentences including 啓

  • It's the secret for improving oneself.

  • Keiko is proud of her family.

  • Picture books will cultivate the minds of children.

  • I learned about Keiko's problem from gossip.

  • "Welcome!" "Yo." "Oh, what, it's only Keita?"

  • Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.

  • Therefore, a center for the development of human resources should be built in Japan.

  • Keisuke has always studied in this mansion. That style known as 'home schooling', right?

  • I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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