open, unfold, unseal

12 strokesFrequency 59JLPT N3Grade 3

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カイ

Kun

ひら.くひら.き-びら.きひら.けるあ.くあ.ける

Nanori

はるひらき

Dictionary

Common Words

開くヒラくGodan verbFreq #255
1

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

Examples
先週、私達は舞踏会を開きました
We gave a ball last week.
2

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

to bloom; to unfold; to spread out

Examples
庭のバラの木のつぼみが少しずつ開き始める。
Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
3

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)

4

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

5

Transitive verb

to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open

6

Transitive verb

to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start

7

Transitive verb

to open (ports, borders, etc.)

8

Transitive verb

to open (an account)

9

Transitive verb

to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop

10

Transitive verb; Computing

to open (a file, etc.)

11

Transitive verb; Mathematics

to extract (root); to reduce (equation)

12

Transitive verb; Food, cooking; As 魚を開く

to cut open (fish)

13

Transitive verb

to change (kanji into hiragana)

14

Intransitive verb

to flare (e.g. skirt)

15

Intransitive verb; Sports; As 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.

to slacken (into a poor posture)

16

Word usually written using kana alone; Intransitive verb; Go (game); Usu. ヒラく

to extend

開ける空ける明けるけるIchidan verbFreq #583
1

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

Examples
あなたの手紙を間違ってあけてしまってすいませんでした。
I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
3人の少年達はその建物の扉を開けました
The three boys opened the doors of the building.
2

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (for business, etc.)

3

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room

Examples
財布の中身をこの袋に空けなさい。
Empty the purse into this bag.
4

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to move out; to clear out

5

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to dawn; to grow light

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to end (of a period, season)

8

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to begin (of the New Year)

9

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)

Examples
次の土曜日の午後は空けておいてください。
Please leave next Saturday afternoon free.
10

Intransitive verb

to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

展開んかいNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #1186
1

Intransitive verb

development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist

Examples
その事件の展開について引き続きお知らせ下さい。
Please keep me informed of the development of the case.
2

Intransitive verb

expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up

Examples
与党は野党非難のキャンペーンを展開しています。
The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.
3

Intransitive verb; Mathematics

expansion (of an algebraic expression)

4

Intransitive verb; Mathematics

development (of a three-dimensional shape)

5

Intransitive verb; Computing

extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking

6

Business

sharing (information)

かいSuffixFreq #1345
1

Prefix

open; beginning

口を開くくちをひらくExpressionGodan verbFreq #1451
1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

Examples
私は口を開くとすぐに彼女が私をさえぎった。
I had hardly opened my mouth, when she interrupted me.
開始いしNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #1586
1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

Examples
何時に搭乗開始ですか。
What time does boarding begin?
開く空く明くGodan verbFreq #2012
1

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. doors)

Examples
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた
The door yielded to a strong push.
2

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. business, etc.)

3

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be empty

Examples
1塁があいていたので打者を歩かせた。
With first base open, he walked the batter.
4

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be vacant; to be available; to be free

Examples
放課後は空いてますか?
Are you free after school?
5

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to come to an end

8

Transitive verb; Esp. 明く

to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

9

Intransitive verb

to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Examples
その皮製の上着の両肘部分が擦り減って穴が空いた
The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.
開発いはついほつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #2550
1

development; exploitation (of resources)

Examples
エンドユーザーの視野にたった商品開発が必須。
Our new product development efforts must be done from the end user's viewpoint.
再開いかいNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #2714
1

reopening; resumption; restarting

Examples
会議をお茶休憩の後再開する予定である。
We'll resume the meeting after tea.
見開くひら瞠くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3054
1

to open (one's eyes) wide

Examples
その小さい男の子は目を大きく見開いて巨大な象を見た。
The little boy gazed at the huge elephant, eyes wide open.

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