とく

解 く

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack

  2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to unsew, to unstitch

  3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to solve, to work out, to answer

    • この医師はガンの多くの不可解な点を解こうと努力している。
      The doctor is trying to solve many of the riddles of cancer.

  4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

    • 彼は重責を解かれた。
      He was relieved of his heavy responsibility.

  5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

  6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

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

  7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
    also written as 梳く
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 外出する前に髪を櫛でときなさい。
      Comb your hair before you go out.
    • 彼女は髪をくしでといてリボンで結んだ。
      She combed her hair and bound it with a ribbon.