ひらく

開く

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack

N5Common wordGodan verb (ku ending)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
to opento undoto unsealto unpack
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
to bloomto unfoldto spread out
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
to be wide (gap, etc.)to widen
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to hold (meeting, party, etc.)to giveto open
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.)to open (a new business)to set upto establishto start
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to open (ports, borders, etc.)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to open (an account)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to open up (new land, path, etc.)to clearto develop
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to open (a file, etc.)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to extract (root)to reduce (equation)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to cut open (fish)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to change (kanji into hiragana)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to flare (e.g. skirt)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to slacken (into a poor posture)
Godan verb (ku ending), Intransitive verb
to extend

Conjugations

Present辞書形
開く(ひらく)
Negativeない形
開かない(ひらかない)
Pastた形
開いた(ひらいた)
Past Negativeなかった形
開かなかった(ひらかなかった)
Te-formて形
開いて(ひらいて)

Example Sentences

(ほん)(ひらく)くな。

Don't open your book.

()(ひらく)きなさい。

Open your eyes.

毎月一回会合を(ひらく)いている。

We hold a meeting once a month.

明日、友達の誕生会を(ひらく)きます。

I'm going to give a birthday party for my friend tomorrow.

明日ナンシーのお別れ会を(ひらく)きます。

We'll have a farewell party for Nancy tomorrow.

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