I Love Kanji解ける (hodokeru)
解ける (ほどける, hodokeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to come loose; to come untied”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ほどける
- Romaji
- hodokeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to unravel · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to loosen up (e.g. tension) · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
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 | ほどける hodokeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 解けます | ほどけます hodokemasu |
| Negative | 解けない | ほどけない hodokenai |
| Polite negative | 解けません | ほどけません hodokemasen |
| Past | 解けた | ほどけた hodoketa |
| Polite past | 解けました | ほどけました hodokemashita |
| Negative past | 解けなかった | ほどけなかった hodokenakatta |
| Te-form | 解けて | ほどけて hodokete |
| Potential | 解けられる | ほどけられる hodokerareru |
| Passive | 解けられる | ほどけられる hodokerareru |
| Causative | 解けさせる | ほどけさせる hodokesaseru |
| Volitional | 解けよう | ほどけよう hodokeyou |
| Imperative | 解けろ | ほどけろ hodokero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 解ければ | ほどければ hodokereba |
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 1198920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.