NichiDict

空ける

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

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)

Other Readings

空ける」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

窓を空けて風を入れよう。

Let's open the window and let the air in.

箱を空けたら中に何もなかった。

I opened the box and there was nothing inside.

このプレゼントは誕生日まで空けないでね。

Don't open this present until your birthday.