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開ける

開ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

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開ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana あける, romaji akeru)

  1. to open
     (まど) ()けてください。
    Mado o aketekudasai.
    Please open the window.
  2. to make (a hole)
     (おお)ハンマーで (かべ) (あな) ()ける
    ōhanmā de kabe ni ana o akeru
    make a hole in the wall with a sledgehammer

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.