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    3. 開ける

    開ける

    開あけ​る​

    to open (a door, etc.)

    N5KMT6CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    空ける明ける

    あける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
    2.
    to open (for business, etc.)
    3.
    to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room
    4.
    to move out, to clear out
    5.
    to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)

    Verb, Intransitive

    6.
    to dawn, to grow light
    7.
    to end (of a period, season)
    8.
    to begin (of the New Year)
    9.
    to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)
    10.
    to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    ドアを開あけてください。

    Please open the door.

    KMT3Daily Life
    プレゼントの箱はこをゆっくり開あけた。

    I slowly opened the gift box.

    KMT5Daily Life
    窓まどを開あけて、新しん鮮せんな空くう気きを取とり入いれた。

    I opened the window and let in fresh air.

    KMT6Daily Life
    新あたらしい店みせが来らい月げつ開あける予よ定ていです。

    A new store is scheduled to open next month.

    KMT6Business & FinanceDaily Life
    会かい議ぎのために時じ間かんを空あけておきます。

    I will keep my time open for the meeting.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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