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解

解 — hae, gae

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
풀 해, 벗을 개
Romanization
hae, gae
English
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
Mandarin
jiě
Japanese on'yomi
カイ, ゲ
Japanese kun'yomi
と.く と.かす と.ける ほど.く ほぐ.す わか.る さと.る
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#176 of 2,500
Strokes
13
Radical
角 (148, 6 residual)
Unicode
U+89E3

How 解 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 解 as a ideographic compound involving 角, 刀, 牛.

Korean example words with 解

  • 해산解産 Korean gloss: 아이를 낳음
  • 해득解得 Korean gloss: 뜻을 깨쳐 앎
  • 문해文解 Korean gloss: 글을 읽고 이해함
  • 해토解土 Korean gloss: 얼었던 땅이 녹음
  • 변해辯解 Korean gloss: 말로 풀어 자세히 밝힘
  • 독해讀解 Korean gloss: 글을 읽어서 뜻을 이해함
  • 해제解除 Korean gloss: 책임을 벗어서 면하게 함
  • 해직解職 Korean gloss: 직책이나 직위에서 물러나게 함
  • 구해救解 Korean gloss: 걱정거리나 재난 따위를 해결해 줌
  • 해임解任 Korean gloss: 어떤 지위나 맡은 임무를 그만두게 함
  • 반해半解 Korean gloss: 웬만큼은 이해하지만 전체를 알지는 못함
  • 해답解答 Korean gloss: 질문이나 의문을 풀이함. 또는 그런 것

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 解

  • 解決かいけつ settlement; solution; resolution
  • 解散かいさん breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.)
  • 見解けんかい opinion; point of view
  • 理解りかい understanding; comprehension; appreciation
  • 解除かいじょ termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
  • 解放かいほう release; unleashing; liberation
  • 和解わかい reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation
  • 解明かいめい elucidation; explication; explaining
  • 解消かいしょう cancellation; liquidation; resolution
  • 解説かいせつ explanation; commentary; exposition
  • 解体かいたい demolition; taking down; dismantling
  • 解釈かいしゃく interpretation; explanation; reading

Characters sharing the phonetic 解

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “해” in Korean.

Other hanja read “해”

Other hanja with radical 角

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