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    1. Dictionary
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    3. 解く

    解く

    解とく​

    to untie

    N3KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    梳く

    とく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack
    2.
    to unsew, to unstitch
    3.
    to solve, to work out, to answer
    4.
    to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease
    5.
    to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege)
    6.
    to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss
    7.
    to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    宿しゅく題だいの問もん題だいを解 くのに時じ間かんがかかりました。

    It took time to solve the homework problem.

    KMT4Daily LifeEducation
    彼かの女じょは複ふく雑ざつなパズルをあっという間まに解といた。

    She solved the complex puzzle in no time.

    KMT7Daily LifeGames
    プレゼントの包つつみを丁てい寧ねいに解といて中なか身みを取とり出だした。

    I carefully unwrapped the present and took out the contents.

    KMT7Daily Life
    誤ご解かいを解とくために、彼かれらは話はなし合あいの場ばを設もうけました。

    To clear up the misunderstanding, they set up a discussion forum.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    政せい府ふは経けい済ざい制せい裁さいを解とく方ほう向こうで検けん討とうを進すすめている。

    The government is proceeding with discussions towards lifting economic sanctions.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    解
    と.く・と.かす・と.ける・ほど.く・ほぐ.す・わか.る…(5)
    unravel・notes・key・explanation・understanding…(8)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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