ほぐす

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
解す

Pronunciation

Verb

ほぐす (hogusutransitive godan (stem ほぐし (hogushi), past ほぐした (hogushita))

Japanese verb pair
active ほぐす
mediopassive ほぐれる
  1. to unravel; to disentangle
    (ふる)いセーターをほぐす
    furui sētā o hogusu
    to unravel an old sweater
  2. to relax; to relieve stress or bodily stiffness

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN