Meaning of 開ける in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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開ける, 空ける, 明けるJLPT 5
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Kana Readingあける
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Romajiakeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to open (for business, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
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- to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to dawn; to grow light
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to end
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Example Sentences
開ける, 空ける, 明ける, あける used in context
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Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
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Please don't draw the curtains when the window is open.
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The person who opened the door and came in was an utter stranger.
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He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.
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椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が 「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。
The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."
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He shouldered the swing door open.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
On: クウ
Kun: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい
8 strokes
bright, light
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
8 strokes
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