Dictionary: “門戸を開く”

門戸を開く

もんこをひらく

to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

In 1853, Perry asked Japan to open the door to America.

Kun/On information

門

On: もん
Kun: かど;と
Stroke count: 8

・gate

・counter for cannons

戸

On: こ
Kun: と
Stroke count: 4

・door

・counter for houses

・door radical (no. 63)

開

On: かい
Kun: ひら.く;ひら.き;-びら.き;ひら.ける;あ.く;あ.ける
Stroke count: 12

・open

・unfold

・unseal