How to say 'Untie' in Japanese | ほどく

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The Japanese word for Untie is 'Hodoku', written as ほどく in Japanese.

word

ほどく

Meaning

Untie

Reading

Hodoku

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ほどく (hodoku)' means 'to untie' or 'to undo'. It is used when referring to the action of loosening or unfastening something that is tied, such as a knot, a rope, or a bundle. For example: I untied the rope「ロープをほどいた」(ロープをほどいた). She untied her hair「彼女は髪をほどいた」(かのじょはかみをほどいた). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe resolving a complicated situation or unraveling a mystery. For instance: He untangled the complex problem「彼は複雑な問題をほどいた」(かれはふくざつなもんだいをほどいた).

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

7341

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word ほどく

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ほ

Reading

hiragana

ど

Reading

hiragana

く

Reading

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'Hodoku' means 'Untie' .

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