Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “門戸を開く”

門戸を開く

もんこをひらく

to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

Example sentence

In 1853, Perry asked Japan to open the door to America.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

門
On
もん
Kun
かど;と
Stroke count
8

・gate

・counter for cannons

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戸
On
こ
Kun
と
Stroke count
4

・door

・counter for houses

・door radical (no. 63)

1 2 3 4
開
On
かい
Kun
ひら.く;ひら.き;-びら.き;ひら.ける;あ.く;あ.ける
Stroke count
12

・open

・unfold

・unseal

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