JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 披: "expose, open"
The kanji 披 means "expose, open". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | expose, open |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1438 of 2,501 |
Common words with 披
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 披露announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying
- お披露目(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
- 披露宴reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
- 披瀝expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
- 結婚披露宴wedding reception banquet
- 披露目making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
- 披見reading; perusing
- 披くto open; to unfold; to spread out
- 襲名披露announcing the succession to another's stage name
- 披講introduction of poems at a poetry party
- 名披露目announcing the succession to another's stage name
- 直披personal; confidential (letter)
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