Word details
開く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開く.
Dictionary
Entry
Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く
to open (e.g. doors)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く
to open (e.g. business, etc.)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く
to be empty
Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く
to be vacant; to be available; to be free
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く
to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く
to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く
to come to an end
Transitive verb; Esp. 明く
to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
Intransitive verb
to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
open, unfold, unseal
On
Kun
Nanori
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
On
Kun
Nanori
bright, light
On
Kun
Nanori
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