noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom), full blossom.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
満開 まんかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

full, fullness, enough
マン み.ちる みつる (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ てる ふたつ (3rd, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)