Japanese

Verb

開く ‎(intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana あく, romaji aku)

1. to open

   彼女 (かのじょ)のシャツに小 (ちい)さな穴 (あな)が開 (あ)いています。

   Kanojo no shatsu ni chīsana ana ga aiteimasu.

   There is a small hole on her shirt. (lit. A small hole is opening on her shirt.)

2. to begin (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

The passive, causative, and volitional of あく are never used.

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

開く ‎(transitive and intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ひらく, romaji hiraku)

1. to open, lift, uncover, unpack

   何が開く。

   [something]がひらく。

   [something]ga hiraku.

   [something] opens.

   誰が何を開く。

   [someone]が[something]をひらく。

   [someone] ga [something] o hiraku.

   [someone] opens [something].

2. to bloom
3. to start, open (a store)

Synonyms

• 開 (あ)ける ‎(akeru): to open

Antonyms

• 閉 (し)める ‎(shimeru), 閉 (と)じる ‎(tojiru): to close, to shut

Conjugation