開(あ)けるto open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock

Common

1. る-verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock

   Only applies to 開ける

2. る-verb, Transitive verb

   2.

   to open (for business, etc.)

   Only applies to 開ける

3. る-verb, Transitive verb

   3.

   to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room

   esp. 空ける

4. る-verb, Transitive verb

   4.

   to move out, to clear out

   esp. 空ける

5. る-verb, Transitive verb

   5.

   to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)

   esp. 空ける

6. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   6.

   to dawn, to grow light

   esp. 明ける

7. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   7.

   to end (of a period, season)

   esp. 明ける

8. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   8.

   to begin (of the New Year)

   esp. 明ける

9. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   9.

   to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)

   esp. 明ける

10. る-verb, Intransitive verb

    10.

    to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)