Word | Reading | Meaning |
開き | ひらき | 〔開くこと〕(an) opening |
1〔開くこと〕(an) opening 口の開きが小さい Your lips aren’t open wide enough. 2〔開花〕 今年は桜の花の開きが遅いようだ The cherries are late in blooming this year. ⇒かいか(開花) 3〔差〕a difference 二人の年齢には大きな開きがある There is a great difference [《文》 disparity] in their ages. 支出と収入の開きが大きい There is a great discrepancy between the outlay and the income.(▼discrepancyは一致が期待される場合の相違) 理想と現実との開き the gap between the real and the ideal 4〔閉会〕 ⇒おひらき(御開き) 5〔魚を開いたもの〕 さんまの開き a mackerel pike (which has been) cut open and dried 6〔球を打つ時の体の向き〕 君は体の開きが早すぎる You turn your body toward the ball too soon. |