Meanings
Verb (1-dan)
1.
明ける
2.
空ける
3.
開ける
Kanji used
bright
Pitch accent
ける
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
dawn breaks; day dawns
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
the New Year dawns
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
to come out of mourning
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)
Examples (3 in total)
Ramadan finished.
I wish winter vacation would never end.
When will the rainy season be over?