| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 啓発 | けいはつ | enlightenment, development, edification, public awareness, illumination, education, inspiration |
| 啓蒙 | けいもう | enlightenment, instruction |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | Dear (so and so) |
| 啓示 | けいじ | apocalypse, revelation |
| 啓蟄 | けいちつ | "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground) |
| 啓く | ひらく | to enlighten, to edify |
| 謹啓 | きんけい | Dear Sirs (opening for a letter), Gentlemen |
| 天啓 | てんけい | (divine) revelation, divine oracle |
| 啓上 | けいじょう | speaking respectfully |
| 啓迪 | けいてき | edification, enlightenment, guide |