開ける: to open (a door, etc.)
開ける akeru
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.)
JLPT N5Other
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
A stone knife is a tool made by making holes in a stone and passing a cord through them.
From the lesson 田んぼと農具
布のまん中に穴をあけて、頭を通して着る服で、貫頭衣と呼ばれています。
It was a garment worn by passing the head through a hole in the middle of a cloth, and it is called a kantōi.
From the lesson 服と織物
くらい洞くつの中で、笑い声を不思議に思ったアマテラスは、戸を少しだけ開けて、「どうしてみんな笑っているのですか」と聞きました。
Inside the dark cave, Amaterasu wondered at the laughter, opened the door just a little, and asked, “Why is everyone laughing?”
From the lesson 天岩戸