I Love Kanji解ける (tokeru)
解ける (とける, tokeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be solved; to be worked out”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- とける
- Romaji
- tokeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be solved; to be worked out · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to come loose; to come untied; to come undone · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban); to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.) · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be allayed; to be appeased · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 解ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 解ける | とける tokeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 解けます | とけます tokemasu |
| Negative | 解けない | とけない tokenai |
| Polite negative | 解けません | とけません tokemasen |
| Past | 解けた | とけた toketa |
| Polite past | 解けました | とけました tokemashita |
| Negative past | 解けなかった | とけなかった tokenakatta |
| Te-form | 解けて | とけて tokete |
| Potential | 解けられる | とけられる tokerareru |
| Passive | 解けられる | とけられる tokerareru |
| Causative | 解けさせる | とけさせる tokesaseru |
| Volitional | 解けよう | とけよう tokeyou |
| Imperative | 解けろ | とけろ tokero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 解ければ | とければ tokereba |
Kanji in 解ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 解ける.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1198910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.