Kanji
披
N1
8 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1438
expose, open
On'yomi (音読み)
ヒ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
披露
ひろう
announcement; presentation
披瀝
ひれき
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind
披露宴
ひろうえん
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet
披講
ひこう
introduction of poems at a poetry party
披針形
ひしんけい
lanceolate (leaf shape)
披裂軟骨
ひれつなんこつ
arytenoid cartilage
信書開披罪
しんしょかいひざい
(crime of) opening sealed correspondence
開披
かいひ
opening (a letter); unsealing
文披月
ふみひらきづき
seventh lunar month
名披露目
なびろめ
announcing the succession to another's stage name
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
披く
ひらく
to open; to unfold
お披露目
おひろめ
(formal) announcement; unveiling
Example sentences
彼（かれ）らは娘（むすめ）の結婚（けっこん）をひろうした。
They announced the engagement of their daughter.
彼女（かのじょ）は友人（ゆうじん）の結婚披露宴（けっこんひろうえん）ですばらしい挨拶（あいさつ）を述（の）べた。
She made a wonderful speech at her friend's wedding reception.