開ける

Kana: あける

to open

Example sentence

暑いので、窓を開けることにします。

あついので、まどをあけることにします。

It's hot, so I'll open the window.

What 開ける means

開ける (あける) is a Japanese word meaning “to open”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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