Word Meaning 解ける

ほどける hodokeru

解ける is read as ほどける (hodokeru) and means to loosen up (e.g. tension).

Meaning

English

  1. to loosen up (e.g. tension)
  2. to come loose
  3. to come untied
  4. to come undone
  5. to unravel

Reading

Kana

ほどける

Romaji

hodokeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 縺れる Rank 12478 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

解する

かいする

to interpret

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

Example Sentences

8

Are you able to solve it?

I think that the snow will melt soon.

I defy you to solve the problem.

I came out of my shell in college.

I wonder if the sea level really will rise when the ice at the North Pole melts.

This is such an easy problem that any student can solve it.

I put off the difficult problems and start with the ones I can solve.

Tom can solve difficult problems with ease, but he is weak when it comes to simple arithmetic such as the times table.