解 — kanji meaning “unravel”
解
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
- Meanings
- unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)、ゲ (ge)
- Kun'yomi
- と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く、ほぐ.す、わか.る、さと.る
- Name readings
- さとる、とけ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #176 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 148
- Chinese reading
- jiě, jiè, xiè — Chinese character page
Words with 解
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく kaishaku | interpretation; explanation; reading |
| 了解 | りょうかい ryoukai | comprehension; consent; understanding |
| 見解 | けんかい kenkai | opinion; point of view |
| 誤解 | ごかい gokai | misunderstanding |
| 解体 | かいたい kaitai | demolition; taking down; dismantling |
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