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開くひらく

open; organize

Verbe · Group 1 verb

本ほんを開くひらく。

I'm opening the book.

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)

English dictionary meanings

to open
to undo
to unseal
to unpack
to bloom
to unfold
to spread out
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
to be wide (gap, etc.)
to widen
to hold (meeting, party, etc.)
to give
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.)
to open (a new business)
to set up
to establish
to start
to open (ports, borders, etc.)
to open (an account)
to open up (new land, path, etc.)
to clear
to develop
to open (a file, etc.)
to extract (root)
to reduce (equation)
to cut open (fish)
to change (kanji into hiragana)
to flare (e.g. skirt)
to slacken (into a poor posture)
to extend

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