"明ける" meaning in Japanese

See 明ける in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [a̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: Cognate with Japanese 開(あ)ける (akeru, “to open”) and 空(あ)ける (akeru, “to empty”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|開ける|あける|to open}} 開(あ)ける (akeru, “to open”), {{ja-r|空ける|あける|to empty}} 空(あ)ける (akeru, “to empty”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|あける|tr=intransitive|type=2}} 明(あ)ける • (akeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 明(あ)け (ake), past 明(あ)けた (aketa)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|あ|2d-k}} Forms: 明ける [canonical] (ruby: ()), akeru [romanization], 明け [stem] (ruby: ()), 明けた [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 明け [error-unrecognized-form], あけ [error-unrecognized-form], ake [error-unrecognized-form], 明ける [error-unrecognized-form], あける [error-unrecognized-form], akeru [error-unrecognized-form], 明けれ [error-unrecognized-form], あけれ [error-unrecognized-form], akere [error-unrecognized-form], 明けよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 明けろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], あけよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], あけろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], akeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], akero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 明けられる [passive], あけられる [passive], akerareru [passive], 明けさせる [causative], 明けさす [causative], あけさせる [causative], あけさす [causative], akesaseru [causative], akesasu [causative], 明けられる [potential], 明けれる [colloquial, potential], あけられる [potential], あけれる [colloquial, potential], akerareru [potential], akereru [colloquial, potential], 明けよう [volitional], あけよう [volitional], akeyō [volitional], 明けない [negative], 明けぬ [negative], 明けん [negative], あけない [negative], あけぬ [negative], あけん [negative], akenai [negative], akenu [negative], aken [negative], 明けず [continuative, negative], あけず [continuative, negative], akezu [continuative, negative], 明けます [formal], あけます [formal], akemasu [formal], 明けた [perfective], あけた [perfective], aketa [perfective], 明けて [conjunctive], あけて [conjunctive], akete [conjunctive], 明ければ [conditional, hypothetical], あければ [conditional, hypothetical], akereba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 明け [irrealis, stem], あけ [irrealis, stem], ake [irrealis], 明け [continuative, stem], あけ [continuative, stem], ake [continuative], 明く [stem, terminative], あく [stem, terminative], aku [terminative], 明くる [attributive, stem], あくる [attributive, stem], akuru [attributive], 明くれ [realis, stem], あくれ [realis, stem], akure [realis], 明けよ [imperative, stem], あけよ [imperative, stem], akeyo [imperative], 明けず [negative], あけず [negative], akezu [negative], 明くれど [contrastive], あくれど [contrastive], akuredo [contrastive], 明くれば [causative], あくれば [causative], akureba [causative], 明けば [conditional], あけば [conditional], akeba [conditional], 明けき [past], あけき [past], akeki [past], 明けけり [past], あけけり [past], akekeri [past], 明けつ [perfect], あけつ [perfect], aketu [perfect], 明けぬ [perfect], あけぬ [perfect], akenu [perfect], 明けたり [continuative, perfect], あけたり [continuative, perfect], aketari [continuative, perfect], 明けむ [volitional], あけむ [volitional], akemu [volitional]
  1. to dawn; to break into daylight
    Sense id: en-明ける-ja-verb-6faldm4u Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 53 26 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 72 15 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 79 12 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 78 12 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 35 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 74 14 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 78 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 28 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 19 15
  2. to begin; to open (as an event or season)
    Sense id: en-明ける-ja-verb-sO-2~UJu Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 35 27
  3. to end; to be over
    Sense id: en-明ける-ja-verb-Zxo9fEcj Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 35 27

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "開ける",
        "2": "あける",
        "3": "to open"
      },
      "expansion": "開(あ)ける (akeru, “to open”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "空ける",
        "2": "あける",
        "3": "to empty"
      },
      "expansion": "空(あ)ける (akeru, “to empty”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Japanese 開(あ)ける (akeru, “to open”) and 空(あ)ける (akeru, “to empty”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "明ける",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "明",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明け",
      "roman": "ake",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "明",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けた",
      "roman": "aketa",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "明",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明ける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aketa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明ければ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あければ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明くる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明くれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明くれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明くれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あくれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akeki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akekeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aketu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aketari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あけむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akemu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あける",
        "tr": "intransitive",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "明(あ)ける • (akeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 明(あ)け (ake), past 明(あ)けた (aketa))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あ",
        "2": "2d-k"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "暮れる"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 26 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 15 13",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 12 9",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 12 9",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "english": "Rainy season ended.",
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              "明",
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      "ipa": "[a̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]"
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  ],
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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      "form": "あけさせる",
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      "form": "akesaseru",
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      "form": "akesasu",
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      "form": "明けます",
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      "form": "あけます",
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      "form": "aketa",
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    {
      "form": "明けて",
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      "form": "明く",
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    {
      "form": "あく",
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      "form": "aku",
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    {
      "form": "明くる",
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      "form": "akuru",
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      "form": "あくれ",
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      "form": "akure",
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    {
      "form": "あけよ",
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      "form": "akeyo",
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      "form": "明けず",
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    },
    {
      "form": "あけず",
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "akezu",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "明くれど",
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    {
      "form": "あくれど",
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    {
      "form": "akuredo",
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        "contrastive"
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      "form": "明くれば",
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    {
      "form": "あくれば",
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      "form": "akureba",
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      "form": "明けき",
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      "form": "明けけり",
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      "form": "あけけり",
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    },
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      "form": "akekeri",
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        "past"
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      "form": "明けつ",
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      "form": "あけつ",
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      "form": "aketu",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "明けぬ",
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        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "akenu",
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        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "明けたり",
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      "form": "aketari",
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      "form": "明けむ",
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      "form": "あけむ",
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        "volitional"
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              "あ"
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              "あ"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to begin; to open (as an event or season)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ],
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Rainy season ended.",
          "roman": "Tsuyu ga aketa.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "梅雨",
              "つゆ"
            ],
            [
              "明",
              "あ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "梅雨が明けた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to end; to be over"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "over",
          "over"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あける"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ákérú]",
      "tags": [
        "Kyoto"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
  ],
  "word": "明ける"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 明ける meaning in Japanese (11.0kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "明ける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "明ける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "明ける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
    "明ける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
    "明ける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "明ける",
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (e4a2c88 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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