Moji Ninja解 — solve; untie
解 means “solve; untie”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai), ゲ (ge). Kun'yomi: と(く) (toku), ほど(く) (hodoku), ほぐ(す) (hogusu), わか(る) (wakaru). You'll see it in words such as 解きほぐす (tokihogusu, “to disentangle; to untangle”).
解
- Meaning
- solve; untie
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai), ゲ (ge)
- Kun'yomi
- と(く) (toku), ほど(く) (hodoku), ほぐ(す) (hogusu), わか(る) (wakaru)
- Strokes
- 13
- Level
- JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 1
How to remember 解
A knife (刀) parts the horn (角) from the cow (牛): solve.
Parts: 角 corner · 刀 knife · 牛 cow
Words with 解
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解きほぐす | ときほぐす tokihogusu kun | to disentangle; to untangle |
| 解く | とく toku kun | to untie; to unfasten |
| 解ける | とける tokeru kun | to be solved; to be worked out |
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