Kanji

解

Meaning

  • unravel
  • notes
  • key
  • explanation
  • understanding
  • untie
  • undo
  • solve
  • answer
  • cancel
  • absolve
  • explain
  • minute

Onyomi

  • kai (カイ)
  • ge (ゲ)

Kunyomi

  • toku (とく)
  • tokasu (とかす)
  • tokeru (とける)
  • hodoku (ほどく)
  • hodokeru (ほどける)
  • wakaru (わかる)
  • satoru (さとる)

Examples

理解する
to understand
rikai suru
解決
solution
kaiketsu
了解
an understanding
ryokai
解放する
to release
kaihousuru
解ける
to be solved, to loosen, to be dispeled
tokeru
解く
untie, solve, dispel, relieve
toku
解説
explanation
kaisetsu