Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
啓

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

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
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: (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

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