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見開く (みひらく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

見み開ひらく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

open one's eyes wide

Used when someone opens their eyes wide, often due to surprise, shock, or intense focus. Typically transitive, with the eyes as the object.

彼かの女じょは驚おどろいて目めを見み開ひらいた。
She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
暗くら闇やみの中なかで、彼かれは必ひっ死

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開ひら

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In the darkness, he desperately tried to open his eyes wide.

Written forms

見み開ひらくUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
見みひらくUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
みひらくUsage5%
瞠みひらくUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners are unlikely to encounter it.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
開open, unfold, unseal
瞠stare intently

Similar words

見み開ひらき
Noun form meaning 'opening wide' or 'double-page spread'; derived from the same verb.
目めを開ひらく
More general 'open one's eyes'; 見開く emphasizes opening them wide.

Etymology

Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 開く (hiraku, 'to open'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to open one's eyes wide'.