No. 46 in Japanese
開か
"開か" (hiraka) is the stem form of the verb "開く" (hiraku), meaning "to open" or "to be opened."
In a sentence
ドアが開かないように鍵を掛けました。
I locked the door so it wouldn't open.
Here, '開か' is used as a verb in its negative potential form implying the door cannot be opened.
そのテーマについて自由に意見交換する場が開かれた。
A place for freely exchanging opinions on that theme was opened.
Here, '開か' is part of the verb '開かれる', meaning 'to be opened', suggesting a meeting or forum is being convened.
彼の考えはとても開かれたものでした。
His thinking was very open-minded.
Here, '開か' is part of the adjective '開かれた', which metaphorically means being open, as in open-minded or progressive.
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