noun

  1. festival marking the start of boating season.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
川開き かわびらき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
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)