Vocabulary

What does 解ける (ほどける, hodokeru) mean?

解ける (ほどける, hodokeru) means to come undone, to loosen, to unravel.

Quick facts
Readingほどける
Romajihodokeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほどける
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhodokeru

to come undone, to loosen, to unravel

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to come loose; to come untied; to come undone
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to loosen up (e.g. tension)

Example sentences

  • The knot just won't come undone.

  • My shoelace came untied.

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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.

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