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切り解く (きりほどく) — to cut open (a tied bundle) | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
切り解く

切り解く

切きり解ほどく

to cut open (a tied bundle)

Kanji Vocab Daily Life20 strokes

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斬り解く切解く斬解く

きりほどく

Verb, Transitive

1.

to cut open (a tied bundle), to release (prisoners)

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Kanji that make up this word

き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)

cut・cutoff・be sharp

と.く・と.かす・と.ける・ほど.く・ほぐ.す・わか.る…(5)

unravel・notes・key・explanation・understanding…(8)

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