Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to open the lid; to lift a lid

    絶対トイレの蓋を開けたままにするなよ。
    Whatever you do don't leave the lid up on the toilet!
  2. to open the lid (on); to make public

    Idiomatic expression

  3. to start (something)

    Idiomatic expression

  4. to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect); to look at the condition of something

    Idiomatic expression

  5. to open (of a theatre)

    Idiomatic expression

Also written フタを開ける【ふたをあける】ふたを開ける【ふたをあける】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cover, lid, flap

Kun
ふたけだ.しおお.うかさかこう
On
ガイカイコウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2388 of 2500
Radical
grass

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-4-10SKIP code
3k10.15The Kanji Dictionary
4410.7Four corner code
84cbUnicode hex code
1-19-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4019Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5155New Nelson (John Haig)
2503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2388Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1561Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2193Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31652XMorohashi
1286Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
gai4, ge3, he2Pinyin reading
gae, habKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

open, unfold, unseal

Kun
ひら.くひら.き-びら.きひら.けるあ.くあ.ける
On
カイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
59 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

はるひらき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-4SKIP code
8e4.6The Kanji Dictionary
7744.1Four corner code
3855deroo
958bUnicode hex code
1-19-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4950Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6393New Nelson (John Haig)
3321New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4121Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2092Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2835Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1622Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1750Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
80A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1821Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
550Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41233Morohashi
241A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
396Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
400Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
171sakade
270Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
261henshall3
391Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
290crowley
215Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1840Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1636Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kai1Pinyin reading
gaeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level