解

JLPT N3

Solve, untie

Readings

On’yomi: カイ (kai)

Kun’yomi: と(く), と(ける) (to(ku), to(keru))

• と(く) – to untie, to solve, to explain • と(ける) – to be solved, to be untied

Structure

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Vocabulary

解く

とく

untie/solve

理解

りかい

understand

解決

かいけつ

solution

説明

せつめい

explanation

誤解

ごかい

misunderstanding

Example Sentences

問題を解きます。

もんだいをときます。

I solve the problem.

意味を理解します。

いみをりかいします。

I understand the meaning.

解決しました。

かいけつしました。

It was solved.

説明します。

せつめいします。

I explain it.

誤解があります。

ごかいがあります。

There is a misunderstanding.

Cultural Note

🔓 解 emphasizes solving, understanding, and releasing in Japanese culture.
• Common in education and problem-solving contexts (解く, 解決).
• Appears in technology and formal contexts, e.g., 解除, 解析.
• Culturally, it conveys the process of understanding or untangling complexity, whether in knowledge, relationships, or systems.