ひら
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
5. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
6. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
7. to open (ports, borders, etc.)
8. to open (an account)
9. to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
10. to open (a file, etc.)
11. to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
12. to cut open (fish)
as 魚を開く
13. to change (kanji into hiragana)
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
14. to flare (e.g. skirt)
15. to slacken (into a poor posture)
as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.
Kanji used
open
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to open one's eyes wide
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to open a business
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to show one's privates
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
to provide impetus
to begin a new chapter (in)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to find a clue; to make a beginning
to find a clue; to make a beginning
Examples (135 in total)
Open the book.
The window opened.
Are you still open?