Today’s Kanji is “開” (hira-ku); Kanji for “to open”.
Handwritten Kanji “開” (hira-ku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “開”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 開 | カイ ひら-く ひら-ける あ-く あ-ける | kai hira-ku hira-keru a-ku a-keru | 12 | 門 | to open |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “開”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 窓を開ける | まどをあける | Mado wo akeru | Open a window |
| 脚を開く | あしをひらく | Ashi wo hiraku | Do the splits |
| 桜の開花 | さくらのかいか | Sakura no kaika | Start of cherry blossom season |
