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 12162 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

10

Could you solve the problem?

This is the key to the whole mystery.

I had difficulty in solving this problem.

He was able to solve the problem.

I can't solve the problem on my own.

This problem is difficult for me to solve.

How do you figure out this problem?

Do you have any clue to the mystery?

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

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