解 – unravel, notes, key

13 strokesTaught in grade 5#176 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 解 means unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、ゲ (kai, ge); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほぐ.す、わか.る、さと.る (toku, tokasu, tokeru, hodoku, hogusu, wakaru, satoru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 角 (no. 148).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
On’yomi	ゲ	ge
Kun’yomi	と.く	toku
Kun’yomi	と.かす	tokasu
Kun’yomi	と.ける	tokeru
Kun’yomi	ほど.く	hodoku
Kun’yomi	ほぐ.す	hogusu
Kun’yomi	わか.る	wakaru
Kun’yomi	さと.る	satoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 角 (Kangxi radical 148). Components: 角・牛・刀.

Words using 解

解決かいけつsettlement解釈かいしゃくinterpretation見解けんかいopinion誤解ごかいmisunderstanding理解りかいunderstanding解くとくto untie解けるとけるto be solved解散かいさんbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.)解説かいせつexplanation解答かいとうanswer解放かいほうrelease分解ぶんかいdisassembly解くほどくto undo解除かいじょtermination (of a contract)解剖かいぼうdissection正解せいかいcorrect answer弁解べんかいexplanation (e.g. for one's actions)了解りょうかいcomprehension解けるほどけるto come loose

Example sentences

その問題はまだ解決されていない。

The problem is not settled yet.

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それは２通りに解釈できる。

That reads two different ways.

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あなたの見解は私とは正反対です。

Your views are quite opposite to mine.

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Kanji with the same radical

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