No. 753 in Japanese
開い
"開い" means "open" or "opened."
In a sentence
会場の扉が開いた。
The door of the venue opened.
Used as a verb to indicate physical opening.
花が開いて美しい。
The flowers bloom and are beautiful.
Used metaphorically to indicate blooming.
市場が開く時間を教えてください。
Please tell me the time the market opens.
Used in a schedule context to indicate opening times.
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