開ける

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Japanese verb pair
active  ()ける
mediopassive  ()
  1. to open
     (まど) ()けてください。
    Mado o akete kudasai.
    Please open the window.
  2. to make (a hole)
     (おお)ハンマー (かべ) (あな) ()ける
    ōhanmā de kabe ni ana o akeru
    make a hole in the wall with a sledgehammer
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ひら
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 拓ける

Pronunciation

Verb

開ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana ひらける, rōmaji hirakeru)

Japanese verb pair
active  (ひら)
mediopassive  (ひら)ける
  1. to broaden; to become wide
    • バイパスにはいると (きゅう) (みち) (ひら)ける
      baipasu ni hairu to kyū ni michi ga hirakeru
      The road suddenly becomes wide once entering the bypass
    •  (ちょう) (ぼう) (ひら)ける
      chōbō ga hirakeru
      The view becomes better (broader and further).
  2. to develop; to progress; to improve
    •  (ひら)けた (くに)
      hiraketa kuni
      a civilized country
    •  (こう) (じょう) () (てん)急速 (きゅうそく) (ひら)けた (ちい) ()
      kōjō no iten de kyūsoku ni hiraketa chīki
      This area prospered rapidly after the relocation of the factory.
    •  (うん) (めい) (ひら)ける
      unmei ga hirakeru
      The future becomes hopeful.
  3. (of a person) to be enlightened; to be inspired; (perfect tense) to be sharp or clever
    •  (かれ) (ひら)けた (ひと)である
      kare wa hiraketa hito de aru
      He is a clever man.
Conjugation

References

  1. 2002, 京阪系アクセント辞典 (A Dictionary of Tone on Words of the Keihan-type Dialects) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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