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開ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 開ける.

Dictionary

Entry

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)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

open, unfold, unseal

12 strokesFrequency 59JLPT N3Grade 3

On

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

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokesFrequency 304JLPT N4Grade 1

On

クウ

Kun

そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい

Nanori

うつ

bright, light

8 strokesFrequency 67JLPT N3Grade 2

On

メイミョウミン

Kun

あ.かりあか.るいあか.るむあか.らむあき.らかあ.ける-あ.けあ.くあ.くるあ.かす

Nanori

あきらあけあすきらさやさやかとしはる

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