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akeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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akeru
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akeru

English Meaning(s) for 開ける

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
  2. to open (for business, etc.)
  3. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room (esp. 空ける)
  4. to move out; to clear out (esp. 空ける)
  5. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) (esp. 空ける)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to dawn; to grow light (esp. 明ける)
  2. to end (of a period, season) (esp. 明ける)
  3. to begin (of the New Year) (esp. 明ける)
  4. to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) (esp. 明ける)
  5. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Definition and Synonyms for 開ける

Develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Synonyms: はだける, 伸びる, 伸長, 展延, 展開, 成長, 振興, 生い立つ, 発展, 発育, 発達, 育つ, 進化, 進歩, 開く, 開く, 開ける, 開ける, 開化
Clear Out empty completely
Synonyms: 空く, 空ける, 開く, 開ける
Empty make void or empty of contents
Synonyms: 空く, 空ける, 空にする, 開く, 開ける
Open make the opening move
Synonyms: はだける, 開く, 開く, 開ける, 開ける
Drink Up drink to the last drop
Synonyms: 干す, 曝す, 空く, 空ける, 開く, 開ける, 飲み干す
Open cause to open or to become open
Synonyms: はだける, おっ開く, 開く, 開く, 開ける, 開ける
Open affording free passage or view
Synonyms: はだける, 開く, 開く, 開ける, 開ける
Patsy a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonyms: あほ, ばか, あほたれ, いいかも, ばかたれ, あほんだら, あんぽんたん, 与太郎, お人好し, 愚人, 愚夫, 愚物, 愚者, 愚か者, 痴人, 痴れ者, 空く, 空け, 空ける, うつけ者, たわけ者, 薄ぼんやり, 表六玉, 開く, 開ける, 馬鹿者, 馬鹿野郎
Muggins a person who lacks good judgment
Synonyms: あほ, こけ, ばか, おどけ, たわけ, のろま, うっそり, おどける, とんちき, ばかたれ, べらぼう, ぽんつく, あほんだら, おたんちん, あんぽんたん, おたんこなす, 下愚, 与太郎, 半端, 愚人, 愚夫, 愚物, 愚者, 愚か者, 戯け者, 抜く, 抜け, 抜ける, 抜け作, 烏滸, 甚六, , 痴人, 痴れ者, 空く, 空け, 空ける, こっけい者, うつけ者, たわけ者, 脳たりん, 芋助, 薄ぼんやり, 薄鈍, 薄馬鹿, 表六玉, 鈍才, 鈍物, 開く, 開ける, 頓馬, 馬鹿者, 馬鹿野郎, 駑馬
Cretin a person of subnormal intelligence
Synonyms: あほ, こけ, ばか, おどけ, たわけ, ちょん, のろい, のろま, ジョン, チョン, おどける, とんちき, なまくら, べらぼう, ぼんくら, ぽんつく, おたんちん, あんぽんたん, おたんこなす, 二本棒, 低能, 低能者, 大愚, 愚人, 愚者, 戯け者, 抜く, 抜け, 抜ける, 痴人, 痴愚, 痴れ者, 白痴, 知恵遅れ, 空く, 空け, 空ける, うつけ者, たわけ者, 腑抜け, 腑抜ける, 薄ぼんやり, 薄鈍, 薄馬鹿, 表六玉, 遅い, , 鈍い, 開く, 開ける, 間抜け, 頓馬, 馬鹿者, 馬鹿野郎, 駑馬
Sunup the first light of day
Synonyms: 夜明け, 平明, 引明け, 彼は誰時, 払暁, 日出, 日の出, 早天, 早暁, 明け, 明け方, 春暁, , 暁天, 暁闇, 暁闇, , 有明, 朝ぼらけ, 白白明け, 開く, 開ける, 鶏鳴, 黎明

Meanings for each kanji in 開ける

» open; unfold; unseal

Categories 開ける is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Grow become larger, greater, or bigger
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Empty make void or empty of contents
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Go have a turn
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Drink take in liquids
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Simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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Hour clock time
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Dupe a person who is tricked or swindled
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 開ける

Conjugations for 開ける

masu stem
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ake
Negative stem
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ake
te-form
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akete
Negative te-form
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akenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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akenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akenai
Past Indicative Form
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aketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akenakatta
Presumptive Form
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akeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akemasen
Past Indicative Form
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akemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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akemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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aketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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aketakunai
Past Indicative Form
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aketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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aketakunakatta
Adjective stem
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aketa
te-form
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aketakute
Negative te-form
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aketakunakute
Adverbial Form
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aketaku
Provisional Form
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aketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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aketakunakereba
Conditional Form
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aketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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aketakunakattara
Objective Form
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aketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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akereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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akenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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aketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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aketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akerarenai
Past Indicative Form
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akerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akerarenakatta
masu-stem
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akerare
te-form
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akerarete
Negative te-form
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akerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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akeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akerenai
Past Indicative Form
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akereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akerenakatta
te-form
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akerete
Negative te-form
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akerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akeremasen
Past Indicative Form
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akeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akerarenai
Past Indicative Form
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akerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akerarenakatta
masu stem
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akerare
te-form
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akerarete
Negative te-form
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akerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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akeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akesasenai
Past Indicative Form
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akesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akesasenakatta
masu stem
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akesase
te-form
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akesasete
Negative te-form
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akesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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akesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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akesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
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akesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akesaserarenakatta
masu stem
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akesaserare
te-form
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akesaserarete
Negative te-form
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akesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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akesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
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akesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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akesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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aken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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akezaru

Intransitive pair for 開ける

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aku
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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aku
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aku

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  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)
  4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free (esp. 空く)
  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)
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Sample Sentences for 開ける

He tried in vain to open the locked door.
How do I open the hood?
Try as he might, he couldn't get the door open.
Do I have to open the window?
Don't pull it. Push it open.

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