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N5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

(ひら)to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack

      2. 2.

        to bloom, to unfold, to spread out

      3. 3.

        to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)

      4. 4.

        to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen

    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 5.

        to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open

      2. 6.

        to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start

      3. 7.

        to open (ports, borders, etc.)

      4. 8.

        to open (an account)

      5. 9.

        to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop

        See Also:

      6. 10.

        to open (a file, etc.)

        Computing
      7. 11.

        to extract (root), to reduce (equation)

        Mathematics
      8. 12.

        to cut open (fish)

        Food, cooking, as 魚を開く
      9. 13.

        to change (kanji into hiragana)

    3. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 14.

        to flare (e.g. skirt)

      2. 15.

        to slacken (into a poor posture)

        Sports, as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.

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    開く 【ひらく】

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      ドア(ひら)

      The door opens.

      • N5

      先生(せんせい):「テキストの14(じゅうよん)ページ(ひら)いてください。」

      Teacher: 'Please open your textbooks to page 14.'

      • N5

      先生(せんせい):「(みな)さん、教科書(きょうかしょ)100(ひゃく)ページを(ひら)きましょう。」

      Teacher: 'Everyone, let's open your textbooks to page 100.'

      • N5

      この遊園(ゆうえん)()(ひら)のは午前(ごぜん)()()で、()まるのは午後(ごご)10(じゅう)()だ。

      This amusement park opens at nine in the morning and closes at ten in the evening.

      • N5

      (うめ)(はな)(ひら)のは、(さくら)(はな)(ひら)よりも(はや)いです。

      The flowers of the apricot tree open even earlier than the flowers of the cherry trees do.

      • N4
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