Word Meaning 斬解く

きりほどく kirihodoku

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

Meaning

English

to cut open (a tied bundle)
to release (prisoners)

Reading

Kana

きりほどく

Romaji

kirihodoku

Writing Variants

斬り解く きりほどく kirihodoku
切り解く きりほどく kirihodoku
切解く きりほどく kirihodoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 159266 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斬新

ざんしん

novel

斬る

きる

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)

解く

とく

to unsew

解く

ほどく

to undo

結び目を解く

むすびめをほどく

to undo a knot

褐を解く

かつをとく

to enter government service

振り解く

ふりほどく

to shake and untangle

警戒心を解く

けいかいしんをとく

to let down one's guard

和解

わげ

court-mediated settlement

解す

ほづす

to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.)

解決

かいけつ

settlement

見解

けんかい

opinion