啓 — kanji meaning “disclose”
啓
disclose, open, say
- Meanings
- disclose, open, say
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- ひら.く、さと.す
- Name readings
- あき、あきら、さとし、はじめ、ひろ、よし
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1403 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- qǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 啓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啓蒙 | けいもう keimou | enlightenment; illumination |
| 啓発 | けいはつ keihatsu | enlightenment; development; edification |
| 啓示 | けいじ keiji | (divine) revelation |
| 拝啓 | はいけい haikei | Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam |
| 啓蟄 | けいちつ keichitsu | "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground) |
| 天啓 | てんけい tenkei | (divine) revelation; divine oracle |
| 行啓 | ぎょうけい gyoukei | attendance (of the Empress) |
| 啓上 | けいじょう keijou | speaking respectfully |
| 謹啓 | きんけい kinkei | Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen |
| 啓く | ひらく hiraku | to enlighten; to edify |
| 啓迪 | けいてき keiteki | edification; enlightenment; guide |
| 啓蒙思想 | けいもうしそう keimoushisou | the philosophy of the European Enlightenment |
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