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

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 結ぶ Rank 12119 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

解す

ほぐす

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

解明

かいめい

elucidation

Example Sentences

その問題を解くことができた？

Could you solve the problem?

これが謎の全てを解く鍵だ。

This is the key to the whole mystery.

この問題を解くのに苦労した。

I had difficulty in solving this problem.

彼はその問題を解くことができた。

He was able to solve the problem.

自力でこの問題を解くのは無理だよ。

I can't solve the problem on my own.

この問題を解くの、私には難しいな。

This problem is difficult for me to solve.

どうやってこの問題を解くのですか。

How do you figure out this problem?

この謎を解く手がかりが何かありますか？

Do you have any clue to the mystery?

私はこの問題を解くのに３０分かかった。

It took me half an hour to work out this problem.

この問題を解くのに２時間もかかった。

It took me a couple of hours to solve this problem.

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