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開く・開ける? 違いを教えてください。 Can someone please help me understand why there are so many different ways to say "open"? 開ける 開く 「ひらく・あく」 Are different words used to open different kinds of things? Is a different meaning understood when you use 空く or 明く instead of 開く? They appear to have the same readings and definitions.

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1: 開ける=transitive verb  開く= intransitive verb 2: 開ける=to open something that is closed. ドアを開ける。to open a door. 店(みせ)を9:00 am に開ける。to open a store at 9 am. 開(あ)く=to open automatically. 〇ドアが開く。the door opens automatically. ✕店(みせ)を9:00 am に開く。a store doesn't open automatically, so you can't say this. ひらく means to open something that is closed or spread it out, especially something that has parts, such as an umbrella, book, hand, legs, etc. When referring to a window or door, use this to refer to them opening "outward", not sliding to one side. 3: 空ける=to empty, to vacant ボトルの水(みず)を鍋(なべ)に空ける。empty a bottle of water into the pan. 4: 明ける=to end 夜(よ)が明ける。night ends. "明" means "light" or "bright".
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明ける to dawn; to grow light; / to end (a time/period ends, and something new begins/opens) 空ける to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room; 開ける to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock / to open (for business, etc.)
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「開く(あく)」と「開ける(あける)」の違いは: たとえば、、、 古い教室があります。古い木のドアです。 Christineさんはドア"を"開けます。 新しくて大きな病院があります。ガラスの自動ドア(じどうどあ)です。 ドアの前に立つと、ドア"が"開きます。 この違いは、「他動詞(たどうし)」「自動詞(じどうし)」と言います。 「開ける」は他動詞です。ドア”を”開けます。 「開く」は自動詞です。ドア”が”開きます。 他にもありますよ。下のイラストを見てください。 http://blog-imgs-33-origin.fc2.com/n/i/j/nijiirokyozai/jitadoshi.jpg よかったら答えてみてください。:) へびが・・・?
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I think there are many homophonic words in each country. Once you get a pronunciation of the word,it may have some other meanings. In a similar way,once you get a word,it may have some other different pronunciation.「空く」can be called 「あく」or「すく」,「あく」also means 「悪」、「灰汁」、「飽く」and so on... once you understand the both meanings of 「空く」,you will get the answer.

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