Onyomi: カイ, ゲ · Kunyomi: さと.る, と.かす, と.く, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る · Meanings: absolve, answer, cancel, explain, explanation, key, minute, notes, solve, understanding, undo, unravel, untie
Kanji for absolve, answer, cancel, explain, explanation
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解 is formed from 角 on the left, and 刀 with 牛 on the right. 角 originally relates to something tied or bound, while 刀 represents cutting and 牛 refers to a solid object. Together, they express the idea of cutting apart what is bound or difficult. From this idea, 解 came to mean to untie, separate, explain, or solve a problem.
解 shows breaking apart what is bound or difficult, meaning to untie or solve.
解 is used when something difficult becomes clear or separated. It means to solve a problem, explain something, or undo a binding. Remember 解 as turning a difficult situation into something understandable.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 解 | かい | solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.), root (e.g. of a polynomial) | Noun |
| 解決 | かいけつ | settlement, solution, resolution | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 分かる | わかる | to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 解放 | かいほう | release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 解除 | かいじょ | termination (of a contract), cancellation, rescinding, rescission | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | interpretation, explanation, reading, construction | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 解く | とく | to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 解ける | とける | to be solved, to be resolved | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 解散 | かいさん | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.), dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 解答 | かいとう | answer, solution | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |