解ける (Tokeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be solved, to be worked out, to come loose, to come untied”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be solved; to be worked out
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come loose; to come untied; to come undone
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban); to be broken (of a spell, curse, etc.)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.); to melt away; to ease; to be allayed; to be appeased; to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.)
Examples
靴ひもがとけた。
My shoelaces came undone.
雪は解け去った。
The snow has melted away.
靴ひもがほどけた。
The shoelace came untied.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).