Keyword
open
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1750
Readings
ひら
(44%)
かい
(34%)
(20%)
Composed of
gate
oriental lantern
Mnemonic

When you peek through the gate you can see a beautiful oriental lantern inside. The lantern is a little bit too bright so you can't see anything else; for that you'd need to open the gate and go inside.

Used in vocabulary (603 in total)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
Examples (200 in total)
Are you still open?
It's still open.
It was that sound that brought her eyes open.