ける
akeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

Transitive
あなたの手紙 てがみ間違 まちがってあけてしまってすいませんでした。
anatano tegamio machigatte akete shimatte suimasendeshita.
I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
さん にん少年 しょうねん たちはその建物 たてもの とびら けました。
sanninno shōnentachiwa sono tatemonono tobirao akemashita.
The three boys opened the doors of the building.
Ichidan Verb

2. to open (for business, etc.)

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

3. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room

Transitive
財布 さいふ中身 なかみをこの ふくろ けなさい。
saifuno nakamio kono fukuroni akenasai.
Empty the purse into this bag.
Ichidan Verb

4. to move out; to clear out

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

5. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)

Transitive
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6. to dawn; to grow light

Intransitive
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7. to end (of a period, season)

Intransitive
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8. to begin (of the New Year)

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

9. to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)

Intransitive
つぎ土曜 どよう 午後 ごご けておいてください。
tsugino doyōbino gogowa akete oite kudasai.
Please leave next Saturday afternoon free.
Ichidan Verb

10. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Intransitive
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