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What does 解く (ほどく, hodoku) mean?

解く (ほどく, hodoku) means to untie, to undo, to unravel.

Quick facts
Readingほどく
Romajihodoku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほどく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhodoku

to untie, to undo, to unravel

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to undo; to untie; to unfasten

Example sentences

  • I untied my shoelaces.

  • Please untie the string wrapped around the package.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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