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Reading and JLPT level

解ける JLPT 1

Kana Reading

とける

Romaji

tokeru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Meaning

to be solved

Example sentence

靴ひもがとけた。 My shoelaces came undone.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to loosen; to come untied

Example sentence

あ、ちょっとタンマ。クツのヒモがほどけちゃった。 Ah, hold a mo. My shoe lace's come undone.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses)

Example sentence

本当のことをいうと、私はこの問題を解けなかった。 To tell the truth I didn't solve this question.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to melt

Example sentence

氷は解けると水に戻る。 Ice turns back into water when it melts.

Examples of 解ける, とける in a sentence

靴ひもがとけた。

My shoelaces came undone.
あ、ちょっとタンマ。クツのヒモがほどけちゃった。

Ah, hold a mo. My shoe lace's come undone.
本当のことをいうと、私はこの問題を解けなかった。

To tell the truth I didn't solve this question.
氷は解けると水に戻る。

Ice turns back into water when it melts.
彼も私もその数学の問題が解けた。

Both he and I were able to solve the math problem.
彼は賢いけれど、まだこの数字の問題が解けない。

Clever as he is, he still cannot solve this math problem.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 解ける
Plain Polite: 解けます
Negative: 解けない
Negative Polite: 解けません

Past

Plain: 解けた
Plain Polite: 解けました
Negative: 解けなかった
Negative Polite: 解けませんでした

Plain: 解けて
Plain Polite: 解けまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 解けられる
Plain Polite: 解けられます
Negative: 解けられない
Negative Polite: 解けられません

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Kanji in this word

解 JLPT 3

13 strokes

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

On'Yomi: カイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: と.く, と.かす, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る, さと.る

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