Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 開く(あく) in Japanese

開く, 空く, 明く
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
あく
Romaji
aku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to open (e.g. doors)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to open (e.g. business, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be empty
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be vacant; to be available; to be free
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to come to an end
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
開く
Plain Polite
開きます
Negative
開かない
Negative Polite
開きません

Past

Plain
開いた
Plain Polite
開きました
Negative
開かなかった
Negative Polite
開きませんでした

Te

Plain
開いて
Plain Polite
開きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
開かれる
Plain Polite
開かれます
Negative
開かれない
Negative Polite
開かれません
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Kanji in this word

空 JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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明 JLPT 4

8 strokes

bright, light

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

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開 JLPT 4

12 strokes

open, unfold, unseal

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける

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