Word Meaning 解く

ほどく hodoku

解く is read as ほどく (hodoku) and means to undo.

Meaning

English

  1. to undo
  2. to untie
  3. to unfasten
  4. to unlace
  5. to unravel
  6. to loosen
  7. to unpack

Reading

Kana

ほどく

Romaji

hodoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 結ぶ Rank 12402 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