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    3. 解きほぐす

    解きほぐす

    解とき​ほ​ぐ​す​

    to disentangle

    KMT6News #13+1Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    解き解す

    ときほぐす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to disentangle, to untangle, to unravel
    2.
    to relax, to soften, to relieve (e.g. stress, tension), to remove (e.g. doubt)

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    絡からまった糸いとを解ときほぐすのに苦く労ろうしました。

    I struggled to untangle the tangled thread.

    KMT5Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは複ふく雑ざつな問もん題だいを一ひとつずつ解ときほぐしていった。

    She unraveled the complex problem one by one.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    疲つかれた体からだをマッサージで解ときほぐすと、とてもリラックスできます。

    When you relax your tired body with a massage, you can feel very relaxed.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    長なが年ねんの心こころのしこりを解ときほぐすには、時じ間かんと努ど力りょくが必ひつ要ようです。

    It takes time and effort to unravel long-standing emotional knots.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの丁てい寧ねいな説せつ明めいが、私わたしの疑ぎ問もんを解ときほぐしてくれました。

    His polite explanation helped to clear up my doubts.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyEducation

    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
    き
    ki
    Kana
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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