- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5k, vi] to open (e.g. doors) — esp. 開く
  2. 2. [v5k, vi] to open (e.g. business, etc.) — esp. 開く
  3. 3. [v5k, vi] to be empty — esp. 空く
  4. 4. [v5k, vi] to be vacant; to be available; to be free — esp. 空く
  5. 5. [v5k, vi] to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) — esp. 明く
  6. 6. [v5k, vi] to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) — esp. 明く
  7. 7. [v5k, vi] to come to an end — esp. 明く
  8. 8. [v5k, vt] to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) — esp. 明く
  9. 9. [v5k, vi] to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)

Dictionary form (aku)
Polite (akimasu)
Past, plain (aita)
Past, polite (akimashita)
Negative, plain (akanai)
Negative, polite (akimasen)
Past negative, plain (akanakatta)
Past negative, polite (akimasendeshita)
Te-form (aite)
Potential (akeru)
Volitional (akou)
Conditional (―ba) (akeba)
Passive (akareru)
Causative (akaseru)
Imperative (ake)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The door yielded to a strong push.
With first base open, he walked the batter.
Are you free after school?
The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.