かい
開
がん
眼

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Esp. かいげん.
  1. enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one's eyes to the truth.
  2. reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.), reaching the highest echelons.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. gaining eyesight, restoring eyesight, opening the eyes.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Buddhist term.
  1. filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture, ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
開
がん
眼
 開眼 かいがん
かい
開
げん
眼
 開眼 かいげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
eyeball
め　ガン　まなこ (5th, N1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)