開く | Japanese meaning

開く【ひらく】

Frequency rank: 388.

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb; transitive verb

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
to open (ports, borders, etc.)
to open (an account)
to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to developsee also 拓く
to open (a file, etc.)computing
to extract (root); to reduce (equation)mathematics
to cut open (fish)food, cookingas 魚を開く
to change (kanji into hiragana)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb

to flare (e.g. skirt)
to slacken (into a poor posture)sportsas 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.

Forms

開く【ひらく】Frequency rank: 388.
ひらくFrequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

This meaning indicates the physical act of making something accessible or removing a seal or closure.

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Could you help me open the box?

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Let's open the souvenir and take a look.

to bloom; to unfold; to spread out

This usage often refers to flowers or plants when they begin to blossom or open up.

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The cherry blossoms have bloomed.

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The new leaves are gradually unfolding.

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

This refers to the moment a business begins its operations for the day.

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The store will open at 9 AM today.

おなじ同じ。

He opens the shop at the same time every day.

to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

This meaning describes the state of something being spread apart or becoming wider.

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There is a gap between the open pages.

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The road has widened, allowing cars to pass through.

to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open

This expression is used for organizing events or gatherings.

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I held a party for her last night.

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We plan to hold a meeting at school.

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

This refers to the act of creating or establishing something new, such as a business or an organization.

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He founded a new company.

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She plans to establish a religious organization.

to open (ports, borders, etc.)

This meaning pertains to the act of allowing access through previously closed borders or ports.

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The country decided to open new trade routes.

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Opening the port increased international trade.

to open (an account)

This refers to the procedure of initiating a new account at a financial institution.

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I have the documents needed to open a bank account.

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He opened a new account online.

to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop

This implies creating access to previously unused or blocked areas, often related to land or pathways.

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I started working to open up a new road.

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The development of this area is progressing.

to open (a file, etc.)

This meaning refers to accessing a file or document on a computer or other devices.

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Let's open the program and start a new project.

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I can't open that file on my computer.

to extract (root); to reduce (equation)

This usage relates to mathematical or scientific processes, particularly in simplifying expressions or calculations.

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I need to extract the square root in the math problem.

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When you reduce that equation, you'll find the solution.

to cut open (fish)

This refers specifically to the preparation of fish for cooking, involving the act of cutting.

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I am preparing to cut open the fish.

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This is the easiest way to cut open the fish.

to change (kanji into hiragana)

This meaning involves the conversion of written characters, typically from kanji to the simpler hiragana script.

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I converted the difficult kanji into hiragana and rewrote it.

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The student changed the kanji into hiragana to understand the meaning.

to flare (e.g. skirt)

This usage describes the action when fabric or clothing expands outward.

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The skirt flared out and danced in the wind.

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In the evening, her dress flares out a little.

to slacken (into a poor posture)

This refers to a relaxed or improper body position that tends to occur when someone becomes less attentive.

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He became tired, and his posture slacked.

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When I lack confidence, I tend to slouch.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to opento open a storeto hold a meetingto bloomto open one’s heartto start a new businessto open one’s mouthto open bordersto open an accountto open a pathto open a fileto develop new landto open a marketto hold a chorusto flare out (skirt)to cut open (fish)to begin a conversation

Example sentences

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I sat back in the armchair and opened the book.