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.
Kanji used
empty air
Pitch accent
あ
く
Top 2200
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
to become free; to get time off
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
Examples (41 in total)
The street is empty.
Are you free in the afternoon?
Are you free after school?