Today’s #kanji is #開. It is listed under #もんがまえ（門） in my dictionary and 門 can be its semantic element with 幵 being its phonetic element. However, 開 seems to be considered as a pictogram more often. Can you tell what it means and how to pronounce it? 幵 does not share a sound with 開.
Reading: カイ、ひら（びら）、あ
開会式（カイカイシキ）: an opening ceremony
開催（カイサイ）する: to hold (a meeting), to open (an exhibition), to host (the Olympics)
開始（カイシ）する: to begin, to start, to commence
開通（カイツウ）する: (for a new line) to be opened, to begin services
公開（コウカイ）する: to open to the public, to exhibit, to unveil
満開（マンカイ）: full bloom
門（モン）を開（ひら）く: to open a gate
両（リョウ）開（びら）きのドア: a double(-leaf) door
窓（まど）を開（あ）ける: to open a window
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