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開く
[ひらく]
hiraku
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
- to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
- to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
- to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
godan verb, transitive verb
- to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
- to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
- to open (ports, borders, etc.)
- to open (an account)
- to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
- to open (a file, etc.)
- to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
- to cut open (fish) (as 魚を開く)
- to change (kanji into hiragana)
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to flare (e.g. skirt)
- to slacken (into a poor posture) (as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.)
開く
[あく]
aku
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to open (e.g. doors) (esp. 開く)
- to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. 開く)
- to be empty (esp. 空く)
- to be vacant; to be available; to be free (esp. 空く)
- to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (esp. 明く)
- to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
- to come to an end (esp. 明く)
godan verb, transitive verb
- to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)