開か

開か

"開か" (hiraka) is the stem form of the verb "開く" (hiraku), meaning "to open" or "to be opened."

Here, '開か' is used as a verb in its negative potential form implying the door cannot be opened.

ドアが開かないように鍵を掛けました。

I locked the door so it wouldn't open.

Here, '開か' is part of the verb '開かれる', meaning 'to be opened', suggesting a meeting or forum is being convened.

そのテーマについて自由に意見交換する場が開かれた。

A place for freely exchanging opinions on that theme was opened.

Here, '開か' is part of the adjective '開かれた', which metaphorically means being open, as in open-minded or progressive.

彼の考えはとても開かれたものでした。

His thinking was very open-minded.