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オープンする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for the opening or launch of a new facility, event, or service. Often used with する.

Describes a person's character or attitude as open, unreserved, and easy to talk to. Used as a na-adjective.

noun-modifying (irregular)

Prenominal use meaning 'open to all' or 'without restrictions', as in open tournaments, open cars, or open collars.

〈場ば所しょ〉がオープンするfor a place or facility to open
新あたらしいカフェが来らい月げつオープンする。
A new café will open next month.
オープンな性せい格かくan open, frank personality
彼かの女じょはオープンな性せい格かくで誰だれとでも話はなせる。
She has an open personality and can talk to anyone.
〈事こと〉をオープンにするto make something open or public
会かい社しゃは情じょう報ほうをオープンにする方ほう針しんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The company announced a policy of making its information public.
〈店みせ〉をオープンするto open a store or business
彼かれは自じ分ぶんのレストランをオープンした。
He opened his own restaurant.
オープンに話はなすto speak openly and frankly
彼かれはいつも自じ分ぶんの気き持もちをオープンに話はなす。
He always talks openly about his feelings.

開かい店てんN1sense 1
開店 specifically means a shop or business opening for the day or for the first time, while オープン is a broader loanword usable for any facility, event, or service launch.
率そっ直ちょくN2sense 2
率直 is a more formal, literary word for being frank, while オープン describes an approachable, easygoing openness in everyday speech.
開かい業ぎょう sense 1
開業 refers to starting up a business or practice (like a clinic), whereas オープン is a more casual, general word for any kind of opening.
開かい催さいN1sense 1
開催 is used for holding an event or exhibition, while オープン more often describes the launch of a place or ongoing service.
フランク
オープン describes being open-minded or willing to share, while フランク more specifically describes being candid and direct in speech or manner.

クローズ
オープン means open or opening, forming the direct katakana opposite of クローズ, as in a shop or service being open versus closed.

開ひらくN4sense 1
開く is a native Japanese verb meaning 'to open' used for physical objects and events, while オープン is a loanword noun/adjective often paired with する and used more for facilities, services, or personality.

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Borrowed from English 'open'.