Illustration: A narrow hillside walking path emerges between dense cedar trunks onto a broad grassy overlook. A hiker has just stepped beyond the last trees and stopped with one foot still raised, surprised by the expansive river valley and clustered houses suddenly visible below.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

開ひらける

hirakeru

to open up, to spread out

For a view or road opening up; opening a door is あける. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 北きたに向むかって眺望ちょうぼうが開ひらける。

    The prospect to the north is fine.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. バイパスにはいると急きゅうに道みちが開ひらける

    The road suddenly becomes wide once entering the bypass

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 眺望ちょうぼうが開ひらける

    The view becomes better (broader and further).

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 開

  • 開open; unfoldOnカイKunひらく・ひらき・ひらける

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