とける

解 ける

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be solved, to be resolved

    • いちばん頭の良い生徒でさえ、その問題は解けなかった。
      Even the brightest student couldn't solve the problem.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to loosen, to come untied, to come undone

    • 靴ひもがとけた。
      My shoelaces came undone.

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)

    • そのおかげで誤解が解ける。
      It removes misunderstandings.

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up

    • 固体が解けると液体になる。
      When a solid melts, it becomes liquid.