N31444/1669
解ける
Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb
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とける
Meanings
- to be solved, to be worked out
- to come loose, to come untied, to come undone
- to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. of a ban), to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.)
- 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
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Example sentences
この問題はすぐに解けた。
This problem was solved right away.
靴ひもが解けてしまった。
My shoelace came undone.
誤解が解けて、二人はまた仲良くなった。
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, the two became friends again.
長年の禁止令がようやく解けた。
The long-standing prohibition was finally lifted.
彼女の怒りはなかなか解けなかった。
Her anger didn't dissipate easily.
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