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空ける

あける

to open

Pronunciation

Definitions

Common N5
Ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. To open (a door, etc.); To unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); To unlock Only applies to 開ける.

2. To open (for business, etc.) Only applies to 開ける.

3. To empty; To remove; To make space; To make room

4. To move out; To clear out

5. To be away from (e.g. one's house); To leave (temporarily)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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)

Common N5

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