単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,852 most used

解く

とく1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to solve

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I solved the problem easily.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

I solved the problem not without difficulty.

from Tatoeba · arnab

MEANINGS

3

to solve; to work out; to answer

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack

godan verb · transitive

2

to unsew; to unstitch

godan verb · transitive

4

to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease

godan verb · transitive

5

to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)

godan verb · transitive

6

to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss

godan verb · transitive

7

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

説くto explain; to advocateとく · not in tangoya
溶くto dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs)とく · not in tangoya
得profit; advantageとく徳virtueとく

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,852 most used

Written解く only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium