How do you say "open" in Japanese?

開いた

aita

Adjective Kanji

In Japanese, "open" is 開いた (aita).

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Pronunciation

開いた is written using kanji. Romanised as aita, it sounds roughly like "ah-ee-tah" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

Aita (開いた) is the past-participle form of aku (to open). In natural Japanese, aite imasu or aite iru is more common than aita desu when describing something currently open.

Example sentence

窓が開いています。

Mado ga aite imasu.

The window is open.

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How to remember 開いた

The kanji 開 shows a door radical with something spreading outward. Picture a door opening wide to let something out.

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Questions about 開いた

How do you pronounce 開いた?

開いた is romanised as aita. Say it roughly like "ah-ee-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 開いた formal or casual?

開いた is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 開いた written in Japanese?

開いた is written using kanji. Aita (開いた) is the past-participle form of aku (to open).

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