ほつれる

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
解れる

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

ほつれる (hotsureruintransitive ichidan (stem ほつれ (hotsure), past ほつれた (hotsureta))

  1. to become frayed
    Synonyms: ほぐれる (hogureru), ほごれる (hogoreru)
    (ふく)ほつれた(いと)()
    fuku no hotsureta ito o kiru
    to cut a loose thread on one's clothes

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN