NichiDict

開ける

N5
あける
空ける明ける
[akeru]
Illustration for 開ける

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

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

2.IchidanTransitive

to open (for business, etc.)

3.IchidanTransitive

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

4.IchidanTransitive

to move out; to clear out

5.IchidanTransitive

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

6.IchidanIntransitive

to dawn; to grow light

7.IchidanIntransitive

to end (of a period, season)

8.IchidanIntransitive

to begin (of the New Year)

9.IchidanIntransitive

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

10.IchidanIntransitive

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

Examples

窓を開けてもいいですか。

May I open the window?

プレゼントの箱を開けてみた。

I tried opening the present box.

ドアを開けたら冷たい風が一気に入ってきた。

When I opened the door, cold wind rushed in all at once.