noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. enlightenment, illumination.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
啓蒙 けいもう
 
 
啓もう けいもう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

disclose, open, say
ケイ ひら.く さと.す (8th, N1)
open(啟) variant, begin, commence
door, house
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ignorance, darkness, get
こうむ.る モウ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)