Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to open (e.g. doors)
esp. 開く
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)
esp. 開く
3. to be empty
esp. 空く
4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free
esp. 空く
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
esp. 明く
6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
esp. 明く
7. to come to an end
esp. 明く
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
8. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
esp. 明く
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
9. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
Kanji used
bright
Pitch accent
Top 21000
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to come to a settlement
next (day, morning, etc.); following
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to come to see; to come to understand; to regain sight
to come to a settlement
Examples (1 in total)
His scientific discovery unlocked many mysteries.