12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4
open, unfold, unseal
Kun'yomi
ひ ら く to open ②to bloom ③to hold (meeting, party, etc.) ④to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.) ⑤to flare (e.g. skirt) ⑥to slacken (into a poor posture) ひ ら き opening ②dried and opened fish -びら き ひ ら け る to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.) ②to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.) ③to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.) ④to be sensible あ く to open (e.g. doors) ②to open (e.g. business, etc.) ③to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) ④to have a hole あ け る to open (a door, etc.) ②to open (for business, etc.) ③to dawn ④to end (of a period, season)
On'yomi
カイ
Nanori
はる か ひらき
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to open ②to bloom ③to hold (meeting, party, etc.) ④to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.) ⑤to flare (e.g. skirt) ⑥to slacken (into a poor posture)
References
| Unicode hex code | 958B |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-19-11 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4950 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6393 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3321 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4121 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2092 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2835 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1622 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1750 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 80 |
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| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 550 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 41233 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 241 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 396 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 400 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 171 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 270 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 261 |
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| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 290 |
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| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.13 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1840 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1636 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 8e4.6 |
| Four corner code | 7744.1 |
| De Roo Code | 3855 |