Jiten beta

明(あ)ける
Rank #7,457

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    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)
  • Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    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)

Readings

開ける
(79%)
空ける
(7%)
あける
(7%)
明ける
(5%)
Appears in 1484 media