Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()けるto be solved, to loosen, to come untied, to be removed (e.g. restrictions), to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings), to be broken (e.g. spells, curses), to melt

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be solved, to be resolved

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to loosen, to come untied, to come undone

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    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up

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    解ける 【とける】

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    Examples

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      (くつ)(ひも)()けるまでに十分(じゅっぷん)もかかった。

      It took me ten minutes to get my shoelaces untied.

      • N3

      緊張(きんちょう)がどうやったら()ける()っていますか?

      Do you know how tension can be released?

      • N3

      (すこ)暗号(あんごう)()たら益々(ますます)(こた)えが()になってきてしまった。

      Once I cracked the code a little, I became more and more curious about the answer.

      • N3

      たとえ停職(ていしょく)処分(しょぶん)()たとしても、もう(おな)会社(かいしゃ)では(はたら)きづらいでしょう。

      Even if the suspension is lifted, it will be difficult to work for the same company again.

      • N3

      せっかく綺麗(きれい)(むす)んでもらった着物(きもの)(おび)()てしまいションボリしてしまった。

      I was disappointed when the obi of my kimono, which I had gone to the trouble of having beautifully tied, came undone.

      • N2
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