開く

verb (godan)あく · aku

1. Englishto open (e.g. doors)

   • ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。The door yielded to a strong push.

2. Englishto open (e.g. business, etc.)

3. Englishto be empty

   • 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.

4. Englishto be vacant; to be available; to be free

   • 放課後は空いてますか？Are you free after school?

5. Englishto be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

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

7. Englishto come to an end

8. Englishto open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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

   • その皮製の上着の両肘部分が擦り減って穴が空いた。The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.

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verb (godan)ひらく · hiraku

1. Englishto open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

   • 先週、私達は舞踏会を開きました。We gave a ball last week.

2. Englishto bloom; to unfold; to spread out

   • 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.

3. Englishto open (for business, e.g. in the morning)

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

5. Englishto hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open

6. Englishto found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish

7. Englishto open (ports, borders, etc.)

8. Englishto open (an account)

9. Englishto open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop

10. Englishto open (a file, etc.)

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