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開あく

Kana あく Romaji aku

JLPT N5 Common word

01

開く あく · aku

JLPT N5 Common word 空く、明く

01godan verb · intransitive

to open (e.g. doors)

esp. 開く

02godan verb · intransitive

03godan verb · intransitive

to be empty

esp. 空く

04godan verb · intransitive

to be vacant; to be available; to be free

esp. 空く

05godan verb · intransitive

to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

esp. 明く

06godan verb · intransitive

to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

esp. 明く

07godan verb · intransitive

to come to an end

esp. 明く

08godan verb · transitive

09godan verb · intransitive

to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Examples

放課後は空いてますか?

Are you free after school?

Tatoeba #82709

ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。

The door yielded to a strong push.

Tatoeba #225720

1塁があいていたので打者を歩かせた。

With first base open, he walked the batter.

Tatoeba #235642

02

開く ひらく · hiraku

JLPT N4 Common word ヒラく

01godan verb · intransitive · transitive

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

02godan verb · intransitive · transitive

03godan verb · intransitive · transitive

04godan verb · intransitive · transitive

to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

05godan verb · transitive

07godan verb · transitive

08godan verb · transitive

10godan verb · transitive

11godan verb · transitive

12godan verb · transitive

food, cooking

to cut open (fish)

as 魚を開く

13godan verb · transitive

14godan verb · intransitive

15godan verb · intransitive

sports

to slacken (into a poor posture)

as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.

16godan verb · intransitive

usually kanago (game)

to extend

usu. ヒラく

Examples

先週、私達は舞踏会を開きました。

We gave a ball last week.

Tatoeba #141861

庭のバラの木のつぼみが少しずつ開き始める。

Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.

Tatoeba #125506

本を開くな。

Don't open your book.

Tatoeba #81627

Source

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