Word Meaning 開ける

ひらける hirakeru

開ける is read as ひらける (hirakeru) and means to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.)
  2. to get better
  3. to open (of a new road, railway, etc.)
  4. to be opened to traffic
  5. to be sensible
  6. to be understanding
  7. to be enlightened
  8. to become populous

Reading

Kana

ひらける

Romaji

hirakeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 閉める,閉じる Rank 12968 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開き直る

ひらきなおる

to become defiant

開発

かいはつ

development

開会

かいかい

opening of a meeting

開始

かいし

start

開店

かいてん

opening a new shop

開き

ひらき

dried and opened fish

開業

かいぎょう

opening a business

開く

ひらく

to change (kanji into hiragana)

開通

かいつう

reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic)

開業医

かいぎょうい

private clinician

開国

かいこく

founding a country

開場

かいじょう

inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

Don't open the window.

Don't open this box.

Don't kick the door open.

They can open the window.

Are you going to open the box?

Are you going to open the envelope?

How do you open this?

I forgot to open the blinds.

We need a tool to open it with.

I have nothing to open the can with.