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開ける あける N3

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

開ける ひらける

  1. to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to open up; to spread out
  2. to get better; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.)
  3. to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.); to become civilized; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to grow; to modernize
  4. to be enlightened; to be sensible; to be understanding
  5. to be opened to traffic; to open (of a new road, railway, etc.)
  6. to become bustling; to become densely built; to become populous

開ける はだける

  1. to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose; to open (e.g. one's robe)
  2. to be exposed; to open up (of clothing)
  3. to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretch

押し開ける おしあける

  1. to force open; to push open

捩じ開ける ねじあける

  1. to wrench open

運が開ける うんがひらける

  1. to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better

間を開ける まをあける

  1. to leave space (between)

穴を開ける あなをあける

  1. to cause a loss
  2. to make a hole (in)

戸を開ける とをあける

  1. to open the door

こじ開ける こじあける

  1. to break open; to force open; to prise open; to pry open; to wrench open
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