開ける

あける· also ひらける、はだける

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.)

JLPT N5 Common word Intermediate Japanese L12 Also written 空ける、明ける、肌蹴る

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
to open (for business, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
to move out; to clear out
to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)

All 18 meanings

Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to dawn; to grow light
to end (of a period, season)
to begin (of the New Year)
to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up
to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better
to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)
to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened
to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic
to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to open up (of clothing); to be exposed

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretchArchaic

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