JMdict: 1202590
開眼 【かいがん】
- [n,vs,vi] enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth
- [n,vs,vi] reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons
- [n,vs,vi,vt] gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
- [n,vs,vi] filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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開 | Open, Unfold, Unseal | カイ | ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける |
眼 | Eyeball | ガン, ゲン | まなこ, め |