启 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 7 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ひらく。
  2. はじめる。
  3. 言葉を発する、説明する。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

open, begin, commence, explain

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
Kun (native)
  • ひら(く)
Other languages
  • 拼音qi3
  • 한글gye
  • Hán-ViệtKhải
  • Hán-ViệtKhể

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
Unicode
U+542F

Components

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Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸户口

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Lookup codes

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3-2-5