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開く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開く

ヒラく
Godan verb
Freq #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

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 59
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

open
unfold
unseal

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひら.く
ひら.き
-びら.き
ひら.ける
あ.く
あ.ける
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
はる
ひらき
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