解 Kanji for explanation

N3–N2Grade 513 strokes

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

Kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほど.ける、わか.る、さと.る
On: カイ、ゲ

解 is the Japanese kanji for explanation, unravel, notes, key, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is と.く、と.かす、と.ける and its on reading is カイ、ゲ.

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Words with 解

解わかるto understand, to comprehend, to grasp
解ときほぐすto disentangle, to untangle, to unravel
解とけるto be solved, to be worked out
解かい決けつsettlement, solution, resolution
解かい散さんbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.), dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
見けん解かいopinion, point of view

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