Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up.
  2. to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better.
  3. to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.).
  4. to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened.
  5. to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic.
  6. to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
開ける ひらける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)