開ける | Japanese meaning

開ける【あける】

Frequency rank: 646.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlockonly applies to 開ける
to open (for business, etc.)only applies to 開ける
to empty; to remove; to make space; to make roomesp. 空ける
to move out; to clear outesp. 空ける
to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)esp. 空ける

Ichidan verb; intransitive verb

to dawn; to grow lightesp. 明ける
to end (of a period, season)esp. 明ける
to begin (of the New Year)esp. 明ける
to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)esp. 明ける
to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Forms

開ける【あける】Frequency rank: 646.
空ける【あける】Frequency rank: 5,715. – 5,719.
明ける【あける】Frequency rank: 9,865. – 9,885.
あけるFrequency rank: 8,674. – 8,692.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

This meaning is used when physically opening something such as a door, wrapping, or unlocking a device.

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Please open the door.

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Please try to unwrap the present.

to open (for business, etc.)

This meaning refers to starting business activities or services, often used in the context of shops or businesses.

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The store opens at 9 AM.

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A new restaurant has opened.

to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room

Used when indicating the action of clearing out space or removing content from something.

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I opened the fridge and emptied it out.

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I opened the drawer and removed unnecessary items.

to move out; to clear out

This meaning is utilized when someone is vacating a place or clearing out their belongings.

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He cleared out the house for moving.

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I plan to move out of the house this weekend.

to be away from (e.g., one's house); to leave (temporarily)

This usage describes a temporary state of absence from a location, often used to indicate someone's absence from home.

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She is away from home on a trip.

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I will leave home tomorrow.

to dawn; to grow light

This refers to the start of daylight or morning when light begins to appear.

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When dawn broke, a beautiful scene unfolded.

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The sky at dawn is very beautiful.

to end (of a period, season)

This meaning denotes the conclusion of a time period or season, often used in contexts involving time frames.

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This season ends today.

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The end of the year is approaching.

to begin (of the New Year)

Used when indicating the start of a new year or a new beginning.

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The new year has begun.

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After the New Year, work starts again.

to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)

This meaning is applied when someone intentionally keeps their schedule flexible or available for something.

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Please keep that day open.

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I am keeping my schedule open for the meeting preparations.

to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Refers to the action of creating an opening or hole in something, often used in contexts of construction or crafting.

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I plan to make a hole in the wall for a window.

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I opened a hole in the ground to plant the tree.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to open (a door, etc.)to open the doorto open the windowto unwrap a parcelto open a storeto make spaceto move outto make time (for)to open the gateto dawn (in the early morning)to begin the New Yearto hold a meetingto open a new chapterto open one's heartto open a restaurantto leave one's schedule open

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

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Don't open before the train stops.

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