明ける (あける)to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlockIchidan verb, transitive verb
2. to open (for business, etc.)Ichidan verb, transitive verb
3. to empty; to remove; to make spaceIchidan verb, transitive verb
4. to move out; to clear outIchidan verb, transitive verb
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6. to dawn; to grow lightIchidan verb, intransitive verb

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