開く

Meaning

1. v5kvivt
   to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. v5kvivt
   to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
3. v5kvivt
   to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
4. v5kvivt
   to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
5. v5kvt
   to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
6. v5kvt
   to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
7. v5kvt
   to open (ports, borders, etc.)
8. v5kvt
   to open (an account)
9. v5kvt
   to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
10. v5kvt
    to open (a file, etc.)
11. v5kvt
    to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
12. v5kvt
    to cut open (fish)
13. v5kvt
    to change (kanji into hiragana)
14. v5kvi
    to flare (e.g. skirt)
15. v5kvi
    to slacken (into a poor posture)
16. v5kvi
    to extend
17. v5kvi
    to open (e.g. doors)
18. v5kvi
    to open (e.g. business, etc.)
19. v5kvi
    to be empty
20. v5kvi
    to be vacant; to be available; to be free
21. v5kvi
    to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
22. v5kvi
    to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
23. v5kvi
    to come to an end
24. v5kvt
    to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
25. v5kvi
    to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Example sentences

• おなか空いた！

  I'm starving!

• いつご飯食べるの？お腹空いたよ。

  When are we eating? I'm hungry!

• 俺はアームチェアーに戻って本を開いた。

  I sat back in the armchair and opened the book.