解く

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Cognate with () (toku).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「解く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
解く
Imperative (命令形) 解け
Key constructions
Passive 解かれる かれ
Causative 解かせる かせ
Potential 解ける
Volitional 解こう
Negative 解かない ない
Negative perfective 解かなかった なかった
Formal 解きます きま
Perfective 解いた いた
Conjunctive 解いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 解けば けば

Verb

() (tokutransitive godan (stem () (toki), past ()いた (toita))

Japanese verb pair
active ()
mediopassive ()ける
  1. solve (a problem); answer (a question); unravel (a riddle)
  2. comb; untangle (hair)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ほど
Grade: 5

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「解く
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
解く
Imperative (命令形) 解け
Key constructions
Passive 解かれる どかれ
Causative 解かせる どかせ
Potential 解ける どけ
Volitional 解こう どこ
Negative 解かない どかない
Negative perfective 解かなかった どかなかった
Formal 解きます どきま
Perfective 解いた いた
Conjunctive 解いて いて
Hypothetical conditional 解けば けば

Verb

(ほど) (hodokutransitive godan (stem (ほど) (hodoki), past (ほど)いた (hodoita))

Japanese verb pair
active (ほど)
mediopassive (ほど)ける
  1. untie; unravel; undo (a fastening); unwrap
  2. dispel (doubts); clear up (a matter)
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN