開ける

あける

to open (a door, etc.)

N5 #1,342

Also a form of

Meanings

also 空ける · 明ける

  1. ichidan verb, transitive to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
  2. to open (for business, etc.)
  3. esp. 空ける to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
  4. esp. 空ける to move out; to clear out
  5. esp. 空ける to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
  6. ichidan verb, intransitive, esp. 明ける to dawn; to grow light
  7. esp. 明ける to end (of a period, season)
  8. esp. 明ける to begin (of the New Year)
  9. esp. 明ける to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
  10. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

ひらける

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up
  2. to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better
  3. to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)
  4. to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened
  5. to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic
  6. to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling

はだける

  1. ichidan verb, transitive, usually in kana to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to expose
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive, usually in kana to open up (of clothing); to be exposed
  3. ichidan verb, transitive, archaic, usually in kana to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); to stretch

Its kanji

In sentences

開あけてみよう。 Let's open it. #3496835

これ開あけれる? Can you open this? #10134393

そのドア開あけて。 Open that door. #12047376

窓まど、開あけていい? Can I open the windows? #12725801

押おして開あけてください。 Push the door open. #188527

窓まど開あけてると、虫むし入はいってくるよ。 If you open the windows, bugs will come in. #10932563

お口くち、開あけて。 Open your mouth. #10635059

歯はで開あけないの! Don't use your teeth to open it. #10668548