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啓 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
ケイけい · kei
Kun
ひら.く・さと.すhira.ku · sato.su
Meaning
enlighten; disclose

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Opening a door and instructing — to enlighten, to disclose.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケイけいkei啓発けいはつ啓示けいじ拝啓はいけい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 啓発けいはつ

    enlightenment

  • 拝啓はいけい

    Dear (letter opening)

More words with this kanji

  • 啓蒙けいもう
  • 啓牖けいゆう
  • 啓蟄けいちつ
  • 啓迪けいてき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

住民(じゅうみん)への啓発(けいはつ)活動(かつどう)を行(おこな)う。

We carry out awareness activities for residents.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

拝啓啓発啓拝to wor…発depart吉good…吏offici…哀sorrow哲philos…喚yell刑punish…契pledge掛hang掲put up携carry
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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