開閉(かいへい)

かいへい
noun; suru verb
opening and closing
1. opening and closing
The action of opening and closing something, or the mechanism that enables this action.
ドアの開閉(かいへい)は静(しず)かにお願(ねが)いします。
Please open and close the door quietly.
自動(じどう)開閉(かいへい)ドアが故障(こしょう)した。
The automatic door stopped working.
窓(まど)の開閉(かいへい)を繰(く)り返(かえ)す。
Open and close the window repeatedly.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 開(かい) (open) + 閉(へい) (close)
  • A compound combining opposite actions

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 開閉(かいへい)ボタン (open/close button)
  • 開閉(かいへい)式(しき) (opening type, opening mechanism)
  • 自動(じどう)開閉(かいへい) (automatic opening/closing)
  • 手動(しゅどう)開閉(かいへい) (manual opening/closing)

USAGE CONTEXTS:

  • Doors and gates
  • Windows
  • Lids and covers
  • Electrical circuits (回路(かいろ)の開閉(かいへい))

SIMILAR COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 出入(でい)り (going in and out)
  • 売買(ばいばい) (buying and selling)
  • 発着(はっちゃく) (arrival and departure)

Related Words

Related: 出入(でい)り (similar compound structure)
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Added 2026.1.18 10:13 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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