JLPT N5 Beginner
開ける
To open an object, make space, or begin a new period.
Readings
Other forms
開けます polite form
開けて te-form
開けた past tense
空ける for emptying/making space
明ける for time, e.g., dawn
1 Verb (transitive)
To open (something)
Refers to the transitive action of unsealing or moving a barrier to allow access, such as with doors or lids.
Example
暑い から 、 窓 を 開けて ください 。
It's hot, so please open the window.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To make space / To empty
Means to create a vacancy, gap, or availability in a physical space or a schedule.
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3 Verb (intransitive)
To begin / To end (for time)
Signifies the conclusion of a period or condition, leading immediately into the start of a new one.
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