啓

disclose, open, say

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さと.すひら.く

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきらさとしはじめひろよし

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1403

Vocabulary

ケイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
啓発	ケイハツ	enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration
啓蒙	ケイモウ	enlightenment; illumination
拝啓	ハイケイ	Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
啓示	ケイジ	(divine) revelation
啓蟄	ケイチツ	"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
啓もう	けいもう	enlightenment; illumination
啓く	ひらく	to enlighten; to edify
一筆啓上	いっぴつけいじょう	this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
粛啓	しゅっけい	Dear (name)
啓蒙絶対君主	けいもうぜったいくんしゅ	enlightened absolutist

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

reside, to be, exist, live with

philosophy, clear

front door, title page, front page

abundant, rich, fertile

fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict