単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#786 most used

開く

ひらく2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to open

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Open your books to page 30.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Open your hearts.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

godan verb · intransitive · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to bloom; to unfold; to spread out

godan verb · intransitive · transitive

3

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

godan verb · intransitive · transitive

4

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

godan verb · intransitive · transitive

5

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

godan verb · transitive

6

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

godan verb · transitive

7

to open (ports, borders, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

8

to open (an account)

godan verb · transitive

9

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

godan verb · transitive

10

to open (a file, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

11

to extract (root); to reduce (equation)

godan verb · transitive

12

to cut open (fish)

godan verb · transitive

13

to change (kanji into hiragana)

godan verb · transitive

14

to flare (e.g. skirt)

godan verb · intransitive

15

to slacken (into a poor posture)

godan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#786 most used

Written開く only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium