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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

啓けい発はつ

keihatsu

to enlighten, to raise awareness

Example sentences

  1. それが自己じこ啓発けいはつの秘訣ひけつです。

    It’s the secret for improving oneself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 絵本えほんは子供こどもたちの頭あたまを啓発けいはつする。

    Picture books will cultivate the minds of children.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 本屋ほんやに行いって、店員てんいんさんに「自己じこ啓発けいはつ書しょってどこですか?」って聞きいたら、「教おしえたら意味いみないですよ」って言いわれた。

    I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where’s the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 啓発

  • 啓disclose; openOnケイKunひらく・さとす
  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる

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