解ける

とける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be solved; to be worked out
2. to come loose; to come untied; to come undone
3. to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban); to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.)
4. to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be allayed; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.); to be cleared up

Kanji

• 解 undo. Read as とける.

Example sentences

• 楽にその問題が解けた。
  It was easy for me to solve the problem.
• もう少し辛抱すれば、君はこのパズルを解けたのに。
  You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience.
• にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。
  Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.
• どんな大学者でも、それは解けない。
  Even the greatest scholar can't solve that.
• どんな生徒でもこの問題が解けます。
  Any student can solve this problem.

Common phrases

• 氷が解ける
• 雪が解ける
• 謎が解ける
• 誤解が解ける
• 呪いが解ける
• 魔法が解ける
• 謎を解ける
• 緊張が解ける
• 問題を解ける
• ゲレンデがとける

Related forms

• 解く (とく) to untie (transitive partner)
• 解かす (とかす) to melt (transitive partner)

Words containing 解ける

• 打ち解ける (うちとける) to open up (to someone)
• 打ち解けにくい (うちとけにくい) difficult to make friends with
• 解けない (とけない) unsolvable

And 3 more.

Word lists

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