開
open
- 門gate
- 一one
- 廾two hands
- kun
- ひら.くhira.kuあ.くa.kuあ.けるa.keru
- on
- カイkai
mnemonic
TWO HANDS (廾) lift the ONE (一) bar off the GATE (門): OPEN. "Kai" (カイ) as in kaiten, opening a shop, and kaishi, start.
examples
- 開くあくakuto open (itself)
- 開けるあけるakeruto open (something)
- 開始かいしkaishistart