Illustration: On a modest apartment balcony in the early morning, a child kneels beside a potted morning glory. One flower is opening, its petals spreading outward while their tips still retain slight folds. Several tightly furled buds remain on the same vine, giving a clear comparison within one living plant.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

開かい花か

kaika

to bloom, to blossom

Example sentences

  1. 今年ことしは開花かいかが早はやい。

    This year’s bloom was early.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. この花はなは、春はるに開花かいかし始はじめます。

    These flowers start blooming in spring.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今年ことしは桜さくらの開花かいかが例年れいねんよりも少すこし遅おくれている。

    This year the cherry blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 開花

  • 開open; unfoldOnカイKunひらく・ひらき・ひらける
  • 花flowerOnカ・ケKunはな

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