Keyword
unravel
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1955
Readings
かい
(81%)
と
(11%)
わか
(4%)
げ
(1%)
Composed of
angle
katana
cow
Mnemonic

You slice the cow from the top with a katana at an angle from the side to unravel what's under its skin.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
crab
meet unexpectedly
laziness
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Used in vocabulary (590 in total)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
settlement; solution; resolution
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
misunderstanding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
opinion; point of view
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
solution; solution strategy
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
answer; solution
deciphering; decoding
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to solve a mystery
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
collapse; downfall
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
understanding person; supporter
to ask for understanding
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
way of solving (a problem); solution
inscrutable; incomprehensible
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to cultivate a better understanding
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
cancellation of a contract
solution; way out
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
stress relief; getting rid of stress
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
melting; fusion; liquefaction
mutual understanding
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
resolved; settled
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
legally ordered autopsy; court-ordered autopsy
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to understand; to comprehend
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
disciplinary discharge; punitive dismissal
snap election; snap general election
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
(key to) solution
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
reading comprehension
comprehension; understanding
constitutional interpretation
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to be relieved of one's post
out-of-court settlement payment
dissolution of a (political) party
conflict resolution; dispute resolution
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
(instruction) manual; handbook
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
proposed solution; idea for a solution
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
People's Liberation Army; PLA
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
answer column (section)
discharge; dismissal
factorization; factorisation
emancipation of slaves
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
clear explanation
to understand each other
to understand; to comprehend
dissociation; unravelling and separating
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
open date; start of (hunting) season
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
person who gives the right (correct) answer
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
to liberate; to set free
collective view; collective opinion; consensus
genome analysis; genomic analysis
snap election; snap general election
anatomical drawing
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
to become frayed; to become loose
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
clinical autopsy; pathological autopsy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
accepted; understood
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
melting; liquefying; fusion
early dissolution (parliament, diet, etc.)
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
locked in a grapple
liberation movement; emancipation movement
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions
full withdrawal (of restrictions); fully lifting
autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy
snow melting; water from melting snow
controlled demolition of buildings, etc. using explosives; explosive demolition
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
delisting; removal of a designation
resolution; resolving power
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
liberated area or zone
one's heart melts
electrolysis
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
prime factorization; prime decomposition
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
autopsy initiated by government authorities
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
disbandment
dissolution of the zaibatsu (during the US occupation of Japan)
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
resignation under instruction; resigning as advised
disassembly plant; wrecking yard; chop shop
antipyretic; antifebrile
emancipation of serfs
traffic analysis (esp. web); access analysis
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
electrolyte solution; electrolytic solution
final resolution; final solution; Final Solution (Nazi Germany program of extermination of Jews)
to unravel; to unpick; to unstitch; to explain in detail; to unravel
resolution (of a lens)
political solution; political settlement
parsing; syntactic analysis
feeling of the impending dissolution of parliament
breaking the enemy siege
thawing (of rivers, lakes, etc.); thaw
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
melting furnace
to understand each other
to lift (remove) a ban
only half understood
to solve a mystery
not understanding; not knowing
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
restructuring termination (of employment); dismissal due to economic conditions
unlocking an achievement
brief explanation
The Subjection of Women (book by JS Mill)
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to uncoil itself
women's liberation; emancipation of women
translating and explaining
exploded view (drawing); illustrated parts breakdown
manner of solving
agreed-upon item; item on which agreement has been reached; understanding
effecting de facto constitutional changes through creative interpretation of the existing constitution; reinterpretation of the constitution
to show the solution
dissolution of several sections into a new organization (organisation)
thaw; thawing
release value (of a ski binding)
illustration; example
news commentary; comments on the news
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
solubility; solvent power
Gendai Kokugo Reikai Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
SIM unlock; SIM lock cancellation
pyrolysis; thermolysis; thermal decomposition; thermal cracking
explanation in common language
weighing anchor; unmooring; sailing off
dismissing a government official
comprehension (of a word)
self-extracting (file)
detailed explanation
to liberate; to set free
interpreting an English text
person who has been laid off
biodegradable; biodegradability
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
super-resolution (e.g. video); SR
person who has reached nirvana, enlightenment, etc.
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
shijie (Taoist practice to become an immortal); deliverance by means of a simulated corpse
compulsory winding-up; winding-up by a court; compulsory liquidation; involuntary dissolution
explanation; commentary
to understand each other
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response
efflorescence
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
dismissal (of an employee); discharge
memorandum of understanding; MoU
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
overhaul; check-up; inspection
distribution of type
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
soft block (on Twitter); blocking and then immediately unblocking someone to remove them as a follower
to strive for mutual understanding
perceived resolution (of a picture or video)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
lifting of a gold embargo
sudden dissolution of a legislature
coming untied
difficult to make friends with
melting; liquefying; fusion
removal of blanket government protection of bank deposits; introduction of limits on deposit insurance
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
rumor of dissolution (rumour)
dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer
stray hair; loose hair
freezing and thawing; freeze-thawing
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
unsolvable; insoluble
contract termination rate (e.g. for subscriptions, insurance); churn rate
to liberate; to set free
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
resolving power (of a lens)
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
disintegration; degradation; decay
file decompression software
explanation of a kanji
to understand each other
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
deliquescence
difficult to make friends with
natural language understanding; NLU
electrolysed water
kanji meaning interpretation
to unfasten
cipher-key; key to a code
liberation theology; theology of liberation
uncoupling (usu. cars or wagons from a train)
dream interpretation
locked in a grapple
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
dissociative disorder; DD
multiple root
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
to leave government service; to resign from a public position; (lit.) to untie the ribbon
spectral resolution; spectral decomposition
thawing season; spring thaw
remission phase; period of remission
the heat of fusion
thawing of the ground in spring
wide-toothed comb
genome-wide association study; GWAS
Shuowen Jiezi (first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters; 121 CE)
method of demolition; demolition method
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
interpretation; explanation
vector analysis; vector calculus
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
double decomposition; metathesis
resolved; settled
difficult to make friends with
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to understand each other
to understand each other
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
fray; frayed spot
understanding; comprehension
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
to unravel; to unpick; to unstitch; to explain in detail; to unravel
agreed-upon item; item on which agreement has been reached; understanding
to beat (eggs)
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to loosen
memorandum of understanding; MoU
memorandum of understanding; MoU
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
thawing of the ground in spring
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
protein hydrolysate; hydrolyzed protein
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
sexual liberation; emancipation from gender restrictions
listening comprehension
electrolytic cell; electrolytic bath
singular value decomposition; singular value analysis
illustration by tables
breaking up an organization; breaking up an organisation
elucidation of a difficult passage
termination
liquidation by compromise
liquidation by compromise
liquidation by compromise
heat of dissociation
self-extracting (file)
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
photodissociation
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
one's doubts being cleared away (dispelled, resolved)
approximate solution
analytical mechanics; analytical dynamics
listening comprehension
divorce by settlement
passive vocabulary
trivial solution
semi-trivial solution
non-trivial solution
cell assembly and disassembly
static response analysis
dynamic response analysis
standard resolution (of TVs, etc.)
unconditional cancellation of a contract
technological solution; technical answer
adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service
ionization; ionisation; electrolytic dissociation
cracking (in petroleum refining)
dissociation constant
ordinance liberating all geisha and prostitutes (1872)
unstitching and washing
unstitching and washing
comprehensive psychology; comprehension psychology
photolysis; photodecomposition; photodissociation
churn prevention; churn management
electrolytic polishing; electro-polishing; electrolytic grinding; electrolytic machining
partial fraction decomposition; decomposition into partial fractions
ungroup; ungrouping; group cancellation
self-ionization (e.g. of water); self-dissociation; autoionization; autodissociation
to enter government service; to become an official; to don an official uniform; (lit.) to remove commoners' clothing
release from suspension (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.; Meiji period); removal of suspension
detailed explanation
molten salt electrolysis; fused-salt electrolysis
molten salt; fused salt
demolition work; dismantling work
beating (in papermaking); refining
non-refundable restoration fee (when moving out of a property); money withheld from a deposit
non-refundable restoration fee (when moving out of a property); money withheld from a deposit
dispersing after the event (i.e. making one's own way home)
model answer (to an exam question); sample answer
study of image contents; iconography
solution (liquid)
colloquial interpretation (of a text); interpretation using common language
de-icing agent; de-icer
folk etymology; popular (but unfounded) etymology
resolvent; dissolvent
solution (to a problem); method of resolving; way to relieve (e.g. stress)
anatomy-teaching lecture theatre
degree of dissociation
cooking (of wood to produce pulp in paper production); digestion
xie (hexagram 40 of the I Ching: deliverance)
heat of decomposition
dissociative identity disorder; DID
Front de Liberation du Quebec (separatist group); FLQ
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
(nickname for) Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)
Shinmeikai Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido) (abbr)
Hildebrand solubility parameter
Examples (200 in total)
"I don't understand this." "Neither do I."
I hope you understand that.
I can't make out what you are trying to say.