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開く, ひらく
Conjugated: 開け
Godan verb, Intransitive, Transitive
1. to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
2. to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
4. to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen
5. to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。
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開く, 空く, 明く, あく
Conjugated: 開け
Godan verb, Intransitive, esp. 開く
1. to open (e.g. doors)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)
esp. 空く
3. to be empty
4. to be vacant, to be available, to be free
esp. 明く
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。
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開ける, 空ける, 明ける, あける
Only 開ける, Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
esp. 空ける
3. to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room
4. to move out, to clear out
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)
夜が明ける。
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開ける, ひらける
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up
2. to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better
3. to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)
4. to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened
5. to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic
夜が明ける。
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はだける, 開ける, 肌蹴る
Ichidan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to open (e.g. one's robe), to bare (e.g. one's chest), to expose
Intransitive
2. to open up (of clothing), to be exposed
Archaism
3. to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.), to stretch
夜が明ける。
幕開け, まくあけ
See 幕開き・1
1. rise of the curtain, opening of a play
Antonym: 幕切れ・2
2. beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
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口開け, 口明け, くちあけ
1. opening (of a bottle), broaching
2. beginning, commencement (e.g. of sales), first sale
開け放す, 明け放す, あけはなす
Godan verb, Transitive
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.), to fling open
彼はドアを開け放しにする癖がある。
開け放し, 明け放し, あけはなし
NA-adjective, May take 'no', See 開けっ放し
1. leaving open, leaving ajar
2. outspoken, frank
こじ開ける, 抉じ開ける, こじあける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to wrench open, to prize open, to pick (a lock)
運が開ける, うんがひらける
Expression, Ichidan verb
to have luck turn one's way, to have one's fortune change for the better
穴を開ける, 穴をあける, 穴を空ける, あなをあける
Expression, Ichidan verb
1. to cause a loss
2. to make a hole (in)
ねずみがかじって壁に穴をあけちゃったの。
打ち開ける, 打ち明ける, ぶち開ける, ぶち明ける, ぶちあける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.)
See 打ち明ける・うちあける
2. to speak frankly, holding nothing back
3. to throw out (everything inside)
蓋を開ける, ふたを開ける, ふたをあける
Expression, Ichidan verb, Antonym: 蓋を閉める
1. to open the lid, to lift a lid
Idiomatic expression
2. to open the lid (on), to make public
3. to start (something)
4. to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect), to look at the condition of something
5. to open (of a theatre)
絶対トイレの蓋を開けたままにするなよ。
道が開ける, みちがひらける
Expression, Ichidan verb, Idiomatic expression
to open a pathway (to), to find a way (to), to open the door (to), to pave the way (for)
開け放つ, 明け放つ, あけはなつ
Godan verb, Transitive, See 開け放す
to open wide (doors or windows), to throw open, to fling open, to leave open, to keep open
開けっぱなし, 開けっ放し, あけっ放し, 明けっぱなし, 明けっ放し, あけっぱなし
NA-adjective
1. leaving open, leaving ajar
2. outspoken, frank