空く

How to remember it

Suku sounds like a crowd being "sucked out," leaving the place empty.

Example sentences

• 店が空いてきました。

  みせがすいてきました。

  The store has gotten less crowded.

• 朝の電車は空いています。

  あさのでんしゃはすいています。

  The trains are empty in the morning.

Usage

Used about people and crowds; あく (空く) is for things and schedules.

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