開
open · unfold · unseal
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
surround from above: gate + 开
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of gate (門) and open. Opening gate with both hands.
Symbolism
Start, release, develop. Represents opening new possibilities.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Good old days
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
開口一番
かいこういちばん
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; at the very beginning of one's speech
天地開闢
てんちかいびゃく
creation of heaven and earth; creation of heaven and earth
文明開化
ぶんめいかいか
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation); civilization and enlightenment
門戸開放
もんこかいほう
open door policy; open door policy
開眼供養
かいげんくよう
ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul); ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)
開闢以来
かいびゃくいらい
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history; since the beginning of the world
局面打開
きょくめんだかい
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation; breakthrough in the situation
転迷開悟
てんめいかいご
casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment; casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment
開運招福
かいうんしょうふく
bringing luck and good fortune; bringing luck and good fortune
Proverbs & Idioms
開けて見るまで分からない
あけてみるまでわからない
You won't know until you open it
You never know until you try