あける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
Open this door for me!
2. to open (for business, etc.)
I could have opened the shop, though.
3. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
esp. 空ける
The merchant man who had been sitting in the back willingly made room.
4. to move out; to clear out
esp. 空ける
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
esp. 空ける
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
6. to dawn; to grow light
esp. 明ける
7. to end (of a period, season)
esp. 明ける
8. to begin (of the New Year)
esp. 明ける
9. to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
esp. 明ける
10. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
dawn breaks; day dawns
to force open; to push open
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
to pull open
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to force open; to push open
to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly; to open one's heart; to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to leave space (between)
to wrench open
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to open the door
to leave space (between)
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
dawn breaks; day dawns
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to be away from home; to be out of the house
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to make oneself available (free)
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
to open (up) a Pandora's box
the New Year dawns
to leave a space (between words)
to come out of mourning
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)
Examples (151 in total)
I slowly opened my eyes.
Don't open this door.
I opened the window all the way.