啓
啓

disclose, open, say

11 strokesFrequency 1,403JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

ひら.くさと.す

Nanori

あきあきらさとしはじめひろよし

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Common Words

啓示けいじNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #24610
1

(divine) revelation

天啓てんけいNoun～の Adj.Freq #25474
1

(divine) revelation; divine oracle

Examples
ずば抜けた着想というのは、往々にして天啓のごとくヒラメクようだ。
Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.
啓蒙けいもうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #35111
1

enlightenment; illumination

拝啓はいけいNounFreq #36726
1

Letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具

Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern

啓発けいはつNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #55813
1

enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration

Examples
というわけで、人材を啓発するためのセンターが日本に作られるべきであろう。
Therefore, a center for the development of human resources should be built in Japan.
自己啓発じこけいはつNoun～の Adj.～する VerbFreq #70626
1

self-development; self-enlightenment

還啓かんけいNounArchaicFreq #70793
1

return to the palace (usu. of the empress, crown prince, etc.)

啓蒙活動けいもうかつどうNounFreq #84775
1

information campaign; awareness program

敬啓けいけいExpressionArchaicFreq #87289
1

salutation at the end of a formal letter

啓くひらくArchaicGodan verbFreq #91314
1

to enlighten; to edify

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