# 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”).

- 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) | to disentangle; to untangle |
| 解く | とく (toku) | to untie; to unfasten |
| 解ける | とける (tokeru) | to be solved; to be worked out |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[解](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/solve/) · [認](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/recognize/) · [案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [信](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/trust/) · [論](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/argument/) · [疑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/doubt/)

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