Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to open, to unfold, to spread out.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
披く ひらく
 
展く ひらく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

expose, open
 (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)