Word details
開ける
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開ける.
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Entry
開ける only; Transitive verb
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
開ける only; Transitive verb
to open (for business, etc.)
Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける
to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける
to move out; to clear out
Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける
to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける
to dawn; to grow light
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける
to end (of a period, season)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける
to begin (of the New Year)
Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける
to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
Intransitive verb
to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
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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