Kanji Detail for 啓 - "enlighten, open, guide"

啓

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
啓 means "enlighten, open, guide."
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.
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

kei(けい)
Kunyomi

hira.ku(ひらく)

mou.su(もうす)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords
enlighten open enlightenment revelation education Dear (letter) report teach guide illuminate instruct develop pioneer begin