引ひき開あける

Written forms

• 引ひき開あけるUsage81%

  Standard kanji spelling.

• ひきあけるUsage19%
• 引ひき開あける

  Variant spelling; less common than 引き開ける.

Kanji

• 引pull, tug, jerk
• 開open, unfold, unseal

Similar words

• 開あける

  開ける is a general verb for opening something; 引き開ける specifically means to pull something open.

• 押おし開あける

  押し開ける means to push something open, contrasting with the pulling action of 引き開ける.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (pulling) + 開ける (to open).