noun

  1. opening (of a bottle), broaching.
  2. beginning, opening, commencement (e.g. of sales), first sale.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
口開け くちあけ
 
口明け くちあけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)