“To open” in Japanese
Short answer
To open in Japanese is “披く” (hiraku). Full meaning: to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning).
Other ways to say “To open” in Japanese
拓く
hiraku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
開く
aku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
開ける
akeru to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room
開け払う
akeharau to open, to vacate
開る
hirakeru to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
墾く
hiraku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
暴く
abaku to disclose, to divulge, to expose; to open (a grave), to dig out
あく
aku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
あこ
ako to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
展く
hiraku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
啓く
hiraku to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
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