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開あける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
3. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
esp. 空ける
4. to move out; to clear out
esp. 空ける
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
esp. 空ける
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
6. to dawn; to grow light
esp. 明ける
7. to end (of a period, season)
esp. 明ける
8. to begin (of the New Year)
esp. 明ける
9. to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
esp. 明ける
10. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
Alt. forms
開あける
80%
あける
10%
空あける
4%
明あける
4%
Kanji used
開
open
Pitch accent
あ
ける
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Conjugations...Used in: 5578
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to open the door
to force open; to push open
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to pull open
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to leave space (between)
to leave space (between)
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to open (up) a Pandora's box
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
to wrench open
Examples (105 in total)
Open the gate.
Keep your eyes open.
Open your mouth.
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