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啓 – disclose, open, say
11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1403 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary
The kanji 啓 means disclose, open, say. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひら.く、さと.す (hiraku, satosu). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ケイ | kei |
| Kun’yomi | ひら.く | hiraku |
| Kun’yomi | さと.す | satosu |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 戸・口・攵・一・尸・乞.
Words using 啓
拝啓はいけいDear (so and so)
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.