Word Meaning 切り解く

きりほどく kirihodoku

切り解く is read as きりほどく (kirihodoku) and means to cut open (a tied bundle).

Meaning

English

  1. to cut open (a tied bundle)
  2. to release (prisoners)

Reading

Kana

きりほどく

Romaji

kirihodoku

Writing Variants

  • 斬り解く きりほどく kirihodoku
  • 斬解く きりほどく kirihodoku
  • 切解く きりほどく kirihodoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 78482 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりとり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback