Word Meaning 解く

とく toku

解く is read as とく (toku) and means to unsew.

Meaning

English

to unsew
to unstitch
to comb (out)
to card
to untangle (hair)
to release (from duty)
to relieve
to dismiss

Reading

Kana

とく

Romaji

toku

Writing Variants

梳くとく toku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 結ぶ Rank 12359 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

解す

ほづす

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

解決

かいけつ

settlement

解体

かいたい

dissection (of a body)

解放

かいほう

deallocation (of computer memory)

解説

かいせつ

explanation

解消

かいしょう

cancellation

解約

かいやく

cancellation of a contract

解除

かいじょ

termination (of a contract)

解散

かいさん

dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

解答

かいとう

answer

解熱

げねつ

lowering a fever

解明

かいめい

elucidation

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