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How to say 'Open' in Japanese | 明く

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The Japanese word for Open is 'Aku', written as 明く in Japanese.'Open' in hiragana is あく.

    word

    明く

    Meaning

    Open

    Reading

    あく

    aku

    Kanji

    明Bright

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '明く (あく)' means 'to open'. This verb is used to describe the action of something becoming open, such as a door, window, or container. It is often used in contexts where something transitions from a closed state to an open state. For example: the door opened「ドアが明いた」(ドアがあいた). The store opens at 9 AM「店は午前9時に明く」(みせはごぜんくじにあく). Note that '明く' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. If you want to express the action of opening something, you would use the transitive verb '開ける (あける)' instead.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6887

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 明く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    明

    Meaning

    Bright

Hiragana in the Word 明く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    く

    Reading

    Ku

Words Related to 明く Through the Kanji 明

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 明 as well.

  • word

    明らか

    Meaning

    Clear

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    明日

    Meaning

    Tomorrow

  • word

    説明

    Meaning

    Explanation

  • word

    明るい

    Meaning

    Bright, Cheerful

  • word

    明確

    Meaning

    Clear, Definite

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    明かり

    Meaning

    Light

  • word

    証明

    Meaning

    Proof, Verification

  • word

    透明

    Meaning

    Transparent

  • word

    表明

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    明朝

    Meaning

    Ming Dynasty

  • word

    夜明け

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    明白

    Meaning

    Clear, Obvious

  • word

    不明

    Meaning

    Unknown

  • word

    解明

    Meaning

    Clarification

  • word

    明ける

    Meaning

    End, Dawn

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    打ち明ける

    Meaning

    Confess

  • word

    明治

    Meaning

    Meiji

  • word

    判明

    Meaning

    Clarification

  • word

    梅雨明け

    Meaning

    End of rainy season

  • word

    明瞭

    Meaning

    Clear

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What does 'Aku' (明く) mean?

'Aku' means 'Open' .

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