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What does 開く (ひらく, hiraku) mean?

開く (ひらく, hiraku) means to open; to hold (an event, a meeting).

Quick facts
Readingひらく
Romajihiraku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ひらく
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhiraku

to open; to hold (an event, a meeting)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive · transitive to open; to undo; to unseal
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive · transitive to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive · transitive to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive · transitive to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open

Example sentences

  • Please open the book and read.

  • I'll open a shop in front of the station next month.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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