開く

How to remember it

門 gate swings open; think ‘a-kuhh’ of fresh air rushing in.

Example sentences

• 扉が自動的に開く。

  とびらがじどうてきにあく。

  The door opens automatically.

• 店は朝九時に開く。

  みせはあさくじにあく。

  The shop opens at nine in the morning.

Usage

Intransitive (‘opens on its own’); pair with transitive 開ける.

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