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    3. 解す

    解す

    解ほぐす​

    to disentangle

    KMT9News #34+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ほぐすほごす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to disentangle, to untangle, to unravel, to loosen
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to break up into pieces, to pick apart, to flake (a fish)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to relieve, to ease, to relax
    word usually written using kana alone

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    肩かたの凝こりを解ほぐすためにマッサージを受うけました。

    I got a massage to relieve my stiff shoulders.

    KMT6Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    疲つかれた体からだを解ほぐすには、温あたたかいお風ふ呂ろが一いち番ばんです。

    A warm bath is the best way to relax a tired body.

    KMT9Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    仕し事ごとの合あい間まにストレッチをして、全ぜん身しんを解ほぐすように心こころがけています。

    I try to stretch during work breaks to relax my whole body.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    焼やいた魚さかなの身みを丁てい寧ねいに解ほぐして、ご飯はんに混まぜて食たべます。

    I carefully flake the grilled fish and mix it with rice to eat.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    複ふく雑ざつに絡からまった糸いとを解ほぐすように、問もん題だいの根こん源げんを探さぐった。

    I searched for the root of the problem as if untangling a complexly tangled thread.

    KMT10Daily LifeScience & Math

    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
    す
    su
    Kana
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