とく
解く
to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
N5Common wordGodan verb (ku ending)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to untie•to unfasten•to unwrap•to undo•to unbind•to unpack
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to unsew•to unstitch
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to solve•to work out•to answer
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)•to clear up•to remove (suspicion)•to appease
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to dissolve (a contract)•to cancel•to remove (a prohibition)•to lift (a ban)•to raise (a siege)
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to release (from duty)•to relieve•to dismiss
Godan verb (ku ending), Transitive verb
to comb (out)•to card•to untangle (hair)
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
解く(とく)
Negativeない形
解かない(とかない)
Pastた形
解いた(といた)
Past Negativeなかった形
解かなかった(とかなかった)
Te-formて形
解いて(といて)
Example Sentences
彼は重責を解かれた。
He was relieved of his heavy responsibility.
彼は難問を解くのが好きだ。
He likes to work out the difficult questions.
彼は問題を解くのに成功した。
To his great joy, he succeeded in solving the problem.
彼女はそのパズルを簡単に解いた。
She solved the puzzle with ease.
彼は問題をいともたやすく解いた。
He solved the problem with great ease.
Other Readings
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