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見開く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
見開く
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Reading : みひらく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to open one's eyes wide
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 48,389 which gives a rank of 30,117
見開く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 181,000 (about 389,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
つぶら
いっぱいに
みひら
見開
いて
かれ
ている

She was looking at him with her cute round eyes opened wide.
その
ちい
さい
おとこ
おお
きく
みひら
見開
いて
きょだい
巨大
ぞう

The little boy gazed at the huge elephant, eyes wide open.
かれ
おお
きく
みひら
見開
いて
じっと
っていた

They were standing still with their eyes wide open.
みひらく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 182,000 (about 386,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 44 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
カイ   あ to (be) open   あける    ひら to open (something)   ひらける to open out (eg view)   
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start, initiate   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
モン   かど gate   
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