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開く

ひらく

to open

Pronunciation

Definitions

MM - #2001 Common N4
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb, transitive verb

1. To open; To undo; To unseal; To unpack

2. To bloom; To unfold; To spread out

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

4. To be wide (gap, etc.); To widen

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

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

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

8. To open (an account)

9. To open up (new land, path, etc.); To clear; To develop See also 拓く.

10. To open (a file, etc.)

11. To extract (root); To reduce (equation)

12. To cut open (fish)

13. To change (kanji into hiragana)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

14. To flare (e.g. skirt)

15. To slacken (into a poor posture)

MM - #2001 Common N4

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