開ける

Meanings

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)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 開

  Meanings

  open, unfold, unseal

  On reading

  カイ

  Kun reading

  ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける、あ.く、あ.ける

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• あなたの手紙を間違ってあけてしまってすいませんでした。

  I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.

  Tatoeba #233211 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ３人の少年達はその建物の扉を開けました。

  The three boys opened the doors of the building.

  Tatoeba #235291 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 財布の中身をこの袋に空けなさい。

  Empty the purse into this bag.

  Tatoeba #170206 · CC BY 2.0 FR