空ける

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Cognate with Japanese ()ける (akeru, to dawn) and ()ける (akeru, to open).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「空ける
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
空ける ける
Imperative (命令形) 空けろ けろ
Key constructions
Passive 空けられる けられる
Causative 空けさせる けさせる
Potential 空けられる けられる
Volitional 空けよう けよ
Negative 空けない けない
Negative perfective 空けなかった けなかった
Formal 空けます けま
Perfective 空けた けた
Conjunctive 空けて けて
Hypothetical conditional 空ければ けれ

Verb

()ける (akerutransitive ichidan (stem () (ake), past ()けた (aketa))

Japanese verb pair
active ()ける
mediopassive ()
  1. to empty; to pour out
    (びん)()ける
    bin o akeru
    empty a vial
  2. to vacate; to leave
    (せき)()ける
    seki o akeru
    leave one's seat
  3. to make room; to leave space open
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      エスカレーターの右側(みぎがわ)()けるべきか、あるいは左側(ひだりがわ)()けるべきか?
      Esukarētā no migigawa o akeru beki ka, arui wa hidarigawa o akeru beki ka?
      Should you leave the right side of the escalator vacant, or leave the left side vacant?
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うつ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
虚ける

From Old Japanese (うつ) (utsu).

Pronunciation

Verb

(うつ)ける (utsukeruintransitive ichidan (stem (うつ) (utsuke), past (うつ)けた (utsuketa))

  1. to be emotionless; to be indifferent
    (うつ)けた(かお)つき
    utsuketa kaotsuki
    an emotionless face
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 あ・ける 【明・開・空】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ うつ・ける 【空・虚】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here