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hiraku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
to bloom, to unfold, to spread out

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to open (ports, borders, etc.)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to open (an account)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 拓く
to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
Computer terminology
to open (a file, etc.)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
Mathematics term
to extract (root), to reduce (equation)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
Food term
as 魚を開く
to cut open (fish)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to change (kanji into hiragana)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
to flare (e.g. skirt)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Sports term
as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.
to slacken (into a poor posture)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 開く, 開きます
[does], will [do]
開かない, 開きません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 開いた, 開きました
[did]
開かなかった, 開きませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 開いて, 開きまして 開かないで, 開きませんで 開かなくて
Kanjis
ON: カイ KUN: ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける
open, unfold, unseal

Stroke: 12 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-8-4 FC: 7744.4


Phrases
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。
Parts: ぐいっと (グイッと) 押す (おす) ドア (ドアー) 開く (あく)
The door yielded to a strong push.

庭のバラの木のつぼみが少しずつ開き始める。
Parts: (にわ) 薔薇 (バラ) (き) (つぼみ) 少しずつ (すこしずつ) 開く (ひらく) 始める (はじめる)
Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.

先週、私達は舞踏会を開きました。
Parts: 先週 (せんしゅう) 私たち (わたしたち) 舞踏会 (ぶとうかい) 開く (ひらく)
We gave a ball last week.

1塁があいていたので打者を歩かせた。
Parts: 一塁 (いちるい) 開く (あく) ので (んで) 打者 (だしゃ) 歩く (あるく)
With first base open, he walked the batter.

その皮製の上着の両肘部分が擦り減って穴が空いた。
Parts: 其の (その) 革製 (かわせい) 上着 (うわぎ) 両肘 (りょうひじ) 部分 (ぶぶん) 磨り減る (すりへる) (あな) 開く (あく)
The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.