開く（ひらく）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to open (intrans.)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 開きます | ひらきます |
| te-form | 開いて | ひらいて |
| ta-form (past) | 開いた | ひらいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 開かない | ひらかない |
| potential form | 開ける | ひらける |
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Example sentences
- 春になると花が開く。 — Flowers bloom when spring comes.
- 自動でドアが開いた。 — The door opened automatically.
Idioms & proverbs containing “開く”
- 地獄の釜の蓋も開く (じごくのかまのふたもあく) — even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year
- 眉を開く (まゆをひらく) — to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
- 股を開く (またをひらく) — to spread one's legs
- 心を開く (こころをひらく) — to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
- 目を開く (めをひらく) — to open one's eyes
- 穴の開くほど (あなのあくほど) — (staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
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