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    3. 見開く

    見開く

    見み開ひらく​

    to open (one's eyes) wide

    KMT10News #44+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    瞠く見ひらく

    みひらく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to open (one's eyes) wide

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    驚おどろいて、彼かれは目めを大おおきく見み開ひらいた。

    Surprised, he opened his eyes wide.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは信しんじられないという顔かおで、目めを大おおきく見み開ひらいて私わたしを見みた。

    With an expression of disbelief, she looked at me with her eyes wide open.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    その光こう景けいはあまりにも衝しょう撃げき的てきで、誰だれもが目めを大おおきく見み開ひらいたまま言こと葉ばを失うしなっていた。

    The sight was so shocking that everyone was speechless, with their eyes wide open.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    暗くら闇やみの中なかで、何なにかを見みつけようと必ひっ死しに目めを見み開ひらいた。

    In the darkness, I desperately opened my eyes wide to try and find something.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    難むずかしい本ほんを読よむとき、集しゅう中ちゅうして文も字じを追おうために目めを見み開ひらく。

    When reading a difficult book, I open my eyes wide to concentrate and follow the text.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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