► 動詞
開く [(2)ひらく] meaning: hold rank: 1
☆ 前回のオリンピックは東京で開かれた ⇨ The last Olympics were held in Tokyo (☛ Hold an event)
開く [(2)あく] meaning: open rank: 1
☆ 店は八時に開く ⇨ The store opens at 8
☆ 戸が開かない ⇨ The door doesn’t open
☆ 靴下に穴が開いてしまった ⇨ My sock got a hole
開ける [あける] meaning: open rank: 1
☆ 子供達は贈り物を開けている ⇨ Kids are opening the gifts
☆ 窓を開けてもいい？ ⇨ Can I open the window? (☛ “Slide open” is あける)
☆ 新しいワインを開けよう ⇨ Let’s open another wine bottle (☛ Caps/corks/plugs are あける)
開く [(2)ひらく] meaning: open rank: 1
☆ 彼は新しい道場を開いた ⇨ He opened a new dojo (☛ Metaphorically open is ひらく)
☆ 彼女は女性が活躍する道を開く ⇨ She opened the road for women to succeed (☛ Metaphorically open is ひらく)
☆ 彼女は新しい銀行口座を開いた ⇨ She opened a new bank account (☛ Metaphorically open is ひらく)
☆ 得点差は二十点まで開いた ⇨ The score differential has widened to 20 (☛ Metaphorically open is ひらく)
☆ あいつは口を開けば文句ばかりだ ⇨ Whenever he opens his mouth he just complains (☛ Openings that open evenly left-right /top-bottom can be also said ひらく)
☆ よく目を開いて見ろ ⇨ Open your eyes wide and watch (☛ Openings that open evenly left-right /top-bottom can be also said ひらく)
開ける [あける] meaning: open rank: 1
☆ ドリルで穴を開けた ⇨ I opened, made, a hole with a drill (☛ あける is the most common “open” for physical opening)
開く [(2)あく] [開いている] [開く＋て＋いる] meaning: open rank: 1
☆ お店何時まで開いていますか？ ⇨ Until what time does your store stay open? When does it close? (☛ 開く is the action of opening. The state of being open is 開いている)
開き直る [(5)ひらきなおる] meaning: defiant rank: 2
☆ あいつは謝るどころか完全に開き直っている ⇨ Not only he’s not apologizing, he is completely defiant (☛ Be defiant even though one is completely at fault)
開ける [(3)ひらける] meaning: open rank: 2
☆ 努力をし続けていれば自然と道が開けるものだ ⇨ If you keep working hard, roads will open up for you naturally
開ける [(3)ひらける] meaning: enlighten rank: 4
☆ 彼は開けた人だ ⇨ He is an open-minded, liberal, progressive, person
► 名詞
開き [ひらき] meaning: different rank: 2
☆ 会社と組合の意見には相当の開きがある ⇨ There are a big gap in the opinions of the company and the union
開き [ひらき] meaning: open rank: 2
☆ ドアの開きが悪い ⇨ The door opening is not good. The door doesn’t open smoothly
► 形容動詞
開けっ放し [(2)あけっぱなし] meaning: open rank: 3
☆ 玄関の戸が開けっ放しになっている ⇨ The entrance door is left wide open
開けっぴろげ [(2)あけっぴろげ] meaning: open rank: 3
☆ 開けっぴろげな性格 ⇨ Open, frank, straight-shooter, personality