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空あく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to open (e.g. doors)
esp. 開く
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)
esp. 開く
3. to be empty
esp. 空く
Once I've finally finished taking the orders, I start clearing away the empty plates.
4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free
esp. 空く
Are you free tomorrow night?
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
esp. 明く
6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
esp. 明く
7. to come to an end
esp. 明く
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
8. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
esp. 明く
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
9. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
Even so, there is still a gap of one person's width between them.
Alt. forms
空あく
59%
あく
28%
開あく
10%
明あく
2%
Kanji used
空
empty air
Pitch accent
あ
く
Top 2200
Conjugations...Used in: 4277
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be free; to be available
to have time free; to have time to spare
2 more...
Examples (41 in total)
The street is empty.
Are you free in the afternoon?
Are you free after school?
Are you free on Monday?
Are you free on Wednesday?
Are you free on Tuesdays?
Are you free tomorrow night?
Excuse me, is this seat free?
Is this seat available?
Is there a room available for tonight?
A program time slot has opened up!
The parking lot was almost empty.
Are you free this evening?
Are you free on the 4th of next month?
Tom's window was open.
Shall we hang out together if you are free?
How did you spend your free time?
I rent out my spare room to a student.
I poured wine into the empty glass.
I wonder if there's one more room free.
I'll be free next Sunday.
The only room available is a double.
I'll be free all Monday afternoon.
They were vacant apartments or homes.
What day are you usually free?
If I had even a little free time, I would sleep endlessly.
However, there was still an abundance of vacant land.
Now then, getting to the point: are you free tomorrow?
The next time my schedule opens up will probably be around Obon.
I'm free all afternoon on February 27th.
If it is vacant, someone might use it.
Where should I throw away this empty cup?
The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.
There are lots of empty shelves; not even half the space is being used.
Feeling refreshed, I walked toward the fountain to look for an empty bench.
The space where he had been until just now is gaping wide open.
As if they knew what to do, they scattered and took the empty seats.
Even so, there is still a gap of one person's width between them.
I had a few hours free, so I sat under a tree and read a book.
Once I've finally finished taking the orders, I start clearing away the empty plates.
At the moment we are fully occupied. Please wait here until a seat is available.