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解く
toku
Description
「解く」は、むずかしい問題の答えを見つけたり、むすんであるものをゆるめたりするときに使う言葉です。
"解く" is used when finding the answer to a difficult problem or loosening something tied up.
また、こわがっている気もちや、あやまった考えをなくすときにも使います。
Also, it is used when dispelling fearful feelings or mistaken thoughts.
Meanings
解くtoku
to solve (a problem, puzzle, or question)
この問題を解くのは難しいです。
This problem is difficult to solve.
解くtoku
to untie, loosen, or undo something tied
くつのひもを解く。
Untie the shoelaces.
解くtoku
to dispel or clear up (misunderstanding, anger)
誤解を解くために話した。
I talked to clear up the misunderstanding.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
解く means to solve or untie; 解ける is its intransitive pair (comes undone, gets solved).
- Reading
same kanji is read hodoku for physically untying, and geshite in some compounds.
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