Keyword
unravel
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1955
Readings
かい
(80%)
(11%)
わか
(4%)
(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 (493 in total)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
settlement; solution; resolution
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
misunderstanding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
explanation; interpretation
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
opinion; point of view
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
answer; solution
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
deciphering; decoding
dissection; autopsy; analysis
solution; solution strategy
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
discharge; dismissal
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to solve a mystery
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
collapse; downfall
to explain; to dispel doubts
understanding person; supporter
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
solution of a riddle
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
way of solving (a problem); solution
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
solution; way out
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
unsettled; pending; unresolved
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
fusion; melting; liquefaction
snow thaw; thawing
cancellation of a contract
to cultivate a better understanding
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
mutual understanding
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
(key to) solution
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
reading comprehension
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
legally ordered autopsy
to ask for understanding
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
comprehension; understanding
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to be relieved of one's post
to understand; to comprehend
resolved; settled
to dissolve; to melt
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
proposed solution; idea for a solution
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
(instruction) manual; handbook
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
answer column (section)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
dissociation
factorization; factorisation
emancipation of slaves
clear explanation
person who gives the right (correct) answer
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to liberate; to set free
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
anatomical drawing
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
accepted; understood
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
melting; liquefying; fusion
snow melting; water from melting snow
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
to become frayed; to become loose
discharge; dismissal
locked in a grapple
emancipation movement; freedom movement; liberation movement
autopsy; postmortem; post-mortem examination; necropsy
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
open date; start of (hunting) season
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
collective view (opinion)
resolution; resolving power
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
snap election; snap general election
constitutional interpretation
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
liberated area or zone
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
one's heart melts
prime factorization; prime decomposition
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
electrolysis; electrolytic
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
conflict resolution; dispute resolution
to understand; to comprehend
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
dissolution (of a political party)
resolution (of a lens)
emancipation of serfs
dissolution of zaibatsu
disassembly plant; wrecking yard; chop shop
antipyretic; antifebrile
traffic analysis (esp. web); access analysis
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to lift (remove) a ban
only half understood
not understanding; not knowing
illustration; example
breaking the enemy siege
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
brief explanation
to uncoil itself
manner of solving
translating and explaining
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
exploded view (drawing); illustrated parts breakdown
understanding (between the two)
women's liberation; emancipation of women
news commentary; comments on the news
medicolegal autopsy; forensic autopsy
comprehension (of a word)
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
weighing anchor; unmooring; sailing off
dismissing a government official
explanation in common language
self-extracting (file)
interpreting an English text
detailed explanation
to show the solution
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
dissolution of several sections into a new organization (organisation)
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions
disbandment
super-resolution (e.g. video); SR
person who has been laid off
solubility; solvent power
thaw; thawing
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
person who has reached nirvana, enlightenment, etc.
restructuring termination (of employment); dismissal due to economic conditions
explanation; commentary
(in printing) distribution of type
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
melting furnace
efflorescence; loss of crystallization water to the air
lifting of a gold embargo
electrolyte; electrolytic solution
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response
compulsory winding-up; winding-up by a court; compulsory liquidation; involuntary dissolution
soft block (on Twitter); blocking and then immediately unblocking someone to remove them as a follower
feeling of the impending dissolution of parliament
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
difficult to make friends with
removal of blanket government protection of bank deposits; introduction of limits on deposit insurance
to strive for mutual understanding
delisting; removal of a designation
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
dissolution of the lower house of parliament
melting; liquefying; fusion
sudden dissolution of a legislature
overhaul; check-up; inspection
political solution; political settlement
resolving power (of a lens)
disintegration; degradation; decay
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
explanation of a kanji
deliquescence
difficult to make friends with
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
stray hair; loose hair
biodegradable; biodegradability
kanji meaning interpretation
electrolysed water
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
pyrolysis; thermolysis; thermal decomposition; thermal cracking
file decompression software
rumor of dissolution (rumour)
the heat of fusion
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
liberation theology; theology of liberation
double decomposition; metathesis
unsolvable; insoluble
resolved; settled
dream interpretation
uncoupling (usu. cars or wagons from a train)
effecting de facto constitutional changes through creative interpretation of the existing constitution; reinterpretation of the constitution
thawing season; spring thaw
interpretation; explanation
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
spectral resolution; spectral decomposition
early dissolution (parliament, diet, etc.)
method of demolition; demolition method
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
protein hydrolyzate; hydrolyzed protein
difficult to make friends with
termination
thawing of the ground in spring
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
fray; frayed spot
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
understanding; comprehension
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
locked in a grapple
to beat (e.g. egg); to whip (e.g. cream)
protein hydrolyzate; hydrolyzed protein
protein hydrolyzate; hydrolyzed protein
thawing of the ground in spring
coming untied
sexual liberation; emancipation from gender restrictions
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer
listening comprehension
electrolytic cell; electrolytic bath
singular value decomposition; singular value analysis
illustration by tables
breaking up an organization; breaking up an organisation
to unfasten
elucidation of a difficult passage
wide-toothed comb
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; photo-dissociation
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
one's doubts being cleared away (dispelled, resolved)
approximate solution
analytical mechanics; analytical dynamics
SIM unlock; SIM lock cancellation
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
vector analysis; vector calculus
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
genome-wide association study; GWAS
to enter government service; to become an official; to don an official uniform; (lit.) to remove commoners' clothing
to leave government service; to resign from a public position; (lit.) to untie the ribbon
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
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.