開放(かいほう)

かいほう
noun, suru-verb
opening, throwing open
1. opening, throwing open
Making something accessible or available to others, or opening up a space.
校庭(こうてい)を地域(ちいき)住民(じゅうみん)に開放(かいほう)している。
The schoolyard is open to local residents.
窓(まど)を開放(かいほう)して空気(くうき)を入(い)れ替(か)えた。
I opened the windows wide to let in fresh air.
市場(しじょう)開放(かいほう)を求(もと)める声(こえ)が高(たか)まっている。
Calls for market liberalization are growing.

開放(かいほう) means making something open or accessible, either physically or figuratively.

Common collocations:

  • 開放(かいほう)的(てき) (open-minded, outgoing)
  • 市場(しじょう)開放(かいほう) (market liberalization)
  • 一般(いっぱん)開放(かいほう) (open to the public)
  • 開放(かいほう)感(かん) (sense of openness)

Homophone note:

  • 解放(かいほう) (liberation) - same reading, different kanji

Distinction:

  • 開放(かいほう) - opening up access (開 = open)
  • 解放(かいほう) - freeing from bondage (解 = release)

Related Words

Homophone: 解放(かいほう) (liberation)
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Added 2026.1.13 21:17 · Revised 2026.2.6 7:41
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