空ける

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Cognate with Japanese  ()ける (akeru, to dawn) and  ()ける (akeru, to open).

Verb

空ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana あける, rōmaji akeru)

Japanese verb pair
active  ()ける
mediopassive  ()
  1. to empty; to pour out
     (びん ) ( あ)ける
    bin o akeru
    empty a vial
  2. to vacate; to leave
     (せき ) ( あ)ける
    seki o akeru
    leave one's seat
  3. to make room; to leave space open
    • 2010, Yasuda Yōsuke, 学校選択制のデザイン: ゲーム理論アプローチ [Selective school design: A game theory approach], Tokyo: NTT, →ISBN, page 4:
      エスカレーターの右側 (みぎがわ) ()けるべきか、あるいは左側 (ひだりがわ) ()けるべきか?
      Esukarētā no migigawa o akeru beki ka, arui wa hidarigawa o akeru beki ka?
      Should you leave the right side of the escalator vacant, or leave the left side vacant?
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うつ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese  (うつ) (utsu).

Alternative forms

  •  (うつ)ける (utsukeru)

Verb

空ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana うつける, rōmaji utsukeru)

  1. to be emotionless; to be indifferent
     (うつ)けた (かお)つき
    utsuketa kaotsuki
    an emotionless face
Conjugation
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