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解ける

解ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5

Verb

解ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana とける, romaji tokeru)

  1. be solved
  2. be solvable
    この問題 (もんだい) ()ける
    Kono mondai wa tokeru.
    This problem is solvable.
  3. be untied; be undone
  4. melt, thaw (ice, snow, etc.)
  5. to melt away, to be dispelled (anger, misunderstanding, etc.)
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
       ()きながらおやじに (あや)まって、ようやくおやじの (いか)りが ()けた
      Naki nagara oyaji ni ayamatte, yōyaku oyaji no ikari ga toketa.
      [she] tearfully apologized for me, and by her appeal my father's wrath was softened.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

解ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana ほどける, romaji hodokeru)

  1. be untied; be undone
Conjugation