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unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

Components - Individual components of the kanji.
Bushu - Kanji that share the same bushu number.
Jouyou - Same Jouyou grade.
Skip - Same skip codes.
Example - Example sentences.
Usage - Words that use this kanji.
Drawing - How to draw this kanji.
References - References numbers found in an assortment of reference books.

TRANSLATIONS

English	unravel notes key explanation understanding untie undo solve answer cancel absolve explain minute
Romaji	kai
Korean	hae gae
Mandarin	jie3 jie4 xie4
Reading	カイゲと.くと.かすと.けるほど.くほど.けるわか.るさと.る	kai ge to.ku to.kasu to.keru hodo.ku hodo.keru waka.ru sato.ru
Nanori (name)	さとるとけ	satoru toke
Radical name	-	-

DETAILS

Kanji	解
Radical	no
Radical Number	-
Bushu Number	148
Classical Radical #	-
Frequency of use	176
Jouyou grade level	5
Stroke count	13
Hex ID	3272
Unicode ID	89e3
Four corner code	2725.2
Skip code	1-7-6
Nelson index	578
JIS 0208 code	6B3B
JIS 0212 code	-

COMPONENTS

Strokes	Radical	Rad. #	Romaji	English
2	刀	18	katana	sword, saber, knife
4	牛	93	ushi	cow
7	角	148	kaku	angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

SAME BUSHU NUMBER 148

#	Kanji	Romaji	English
1	解	kai	unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
2	角	kaku	angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
3	触	shoku	contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
4	斛	koku	measure, 10, unit of volume, about 180 liters
5	觚	sakazuki	cup

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SAME JOUYOU GRADE 5

#	Kanji	Romaji	English
1	圧	atsu	pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
2	易	eki	easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
3	移	i	shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
4	因	in	cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
5	営	ei	occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
6	永	ei	eternity, long, lengthy
7	衛	mamoru	defense, protection
8	液	eki	fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
9	益	masu	benefit, gain, profit, advantage
10	演	en	performance, act, play, render, stage
11	往	ou	journey, chase away, let go, going, travel
12	応	ou	apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
13	恩	on	grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
14	仮	kari	sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal
15	価	atai	value, price
16	可	ka	can, possable, mustn't, should not, do not
17	河	kawa	river
18	過	ka	overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
19	賀	ga	congratulations, joy
20	解	kai	unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
21	快	kai	cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
22	格	kaku	status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
23	確	kaku	assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
24	額	hitai	forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
25	刊	kan	publish, carve, engrave
26	幹	kan	tree trunk
27	慣	kan	accustomed, get used to, become experienced
28	眼	me	eyeball
29	基	moto	fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
30	寄	yori	draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
31	規	ki	standard, measure
32	技	waza	skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
33	義	gi	righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
34	逆	gyaku	inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
35	久	kyuu	long time, old story
36	旧	kyuu	old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
37	居	kyo	reside, to be, exist, live with
38	許	moto	permit, approve
39	境	sakai	boundary, border, region
40	興	kyou	entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
41	均	hitoshi	level, average
42	禁	kin	prohibition, ban, forbid
43	句	ku	phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
44	群	gun	flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
45	経	kei	sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
46	潔	kiyoshi	undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
47	件	ken	affair, case, matter, item
48	券	ken	ticket
49	検	ken	examination, investigate
50	険	ken	precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
51	減	gen	dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
52	現	gen	present, existing, actual
53	限	gen	limit, restrict, to best of ability
54	個	ko	individual, counter for articles and military units
55	故	yue	happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
56	護	go	safeguard, protect
57	効	kou	merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
58	厚	atsushi	thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
59	構	kou	posture, build, pretend
60	耕	kou	till, plow, cultivate
61	講	kou	lecture, club, association
62	鉱	kou	mineral, ore
63	混	kon	mix, blend, confuse
64	査	sa	investigate
65	再	sai	again, twice, second time
66	妻	tsuma	wife, spouse
67	採	sai	pick, take, fetch, take up
68	災	sai	disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
69	際	kiwa	occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
70	在	zai	exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
71	罪	tsumi	guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
72	財	zai	property, money, wealth, assets
73	桜	sakura	cherry
74	雑	zatsu	miscellaneous
75	賛	san	approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
76	酸	san	acid, bitterness, sour, tart
77	師	shi	expert, teacher, master, army, war
78	志	kokorozashi	intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling
79	支	shi	branch, support, sustain
80	枝	eda	bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
81	資	shi	assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
82	飼	shi	domesticate, raise, keep, feed
83	似	ji	becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable
84	示	ji	show, indicate, point out, express, display
85	識	shiki	discriminating, know, write
86	質	shitsu	substance, quality, matter, temperament
87	舎	sha	cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
88	謝	sha	apologize, thank, refuse
89	授	ju	impart, instruct, grant, confer
90	修	osamu	discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
91	術	jutsu	art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
92	述	jutsu	mention, state, speak, relate
93	準	jun	semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate
94	序	jo	preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
95	承	shou	acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
96	招	shou	beckon, invite, summon, engage
97	証	shou	evidence, proof, certificate
98	常	tsune	usual, ordinary, normal, regular
99	情	jou	feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
100	条	jou	article, clause, item, stripe, streak
101	状	jou	status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance
102	織	shoku	weave, fabric
103	職	shoku	post, employment, work
104	制	sei	system, law, rule
105	勢	sei	forces, energy, military strength
106	性	sei	sex, gender, nature
107	政	matsurigoto	politics, government
108	精	sei	refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
109	製	sei	made in..., manufacture
110	税	zei	tax, duty
111	績	seki	exploits, unreeling cocoons
112	責	seki	blame, condemn, censure
113	接	setsu	touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
114	設	setsu	establishment, provision, prepare
115	絶	zetsu	discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
116	舌	shita	tongue, reed, clapper
117	銭	sen	coin, .01 yen, money
118	祖	so	ancestor, pioneer, founder
119	素	moto	elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
120	総	sou	general, whole, all, full, total
121	像	zou	statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
122	増	zou	increase, add, augment, gain, promote
123	造	zou	create, make, structure, physique
124	則	nori	rule, follow, based on, model after
125	測	soku	fathom, plan, scheme, measure
126	属	zoku	belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated
127	損	son	damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
128	態	tai	attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
129	貸	tai	lend
130	退	tai	retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
131	団	dan	group, association
132	断	dan	severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
133	築	chiku	fabricate, build, construct
134	張	chou	lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
135	提	tei	propose, take along, carry in hand
136	程	hodo	extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
137	敵	teki	enemy, foe, opponent
138	適	teki	suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
139	統	tou	overall, relationship, ruling, governing
140	導	dou	guidance, leading, conduct, usher
141	銅	dou	copper
142	徳	toku	benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
143	独	doku	single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
144	任	nin	responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
145	燃	nen	burn, blaze, glow
146	能	nou	ability, talent, skill, capacity
147	破	ha	rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
148	判	han	judgement, signature, stamp, seal
149	版	han	printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
150	犯	han	crime, sin, offense
151	比	hi	compare, race, ratio, Philipines
152	肥	koe	fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
153	非	hi	un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
154	備	bi	equip, provision, preparation
155	俵	tawara	bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
156	評	hyou	evaluate, criticism, comment
157	貧	bin	poverty, poor
158	婦	fu	lady, woman, wife, bride
159	富	tomi	wealth, enrich, abundant
160	布	nuno	linen, cloth
161	武	takeshi	warrior, military, chivalry, arms
162	復	fuku	restore, return to, revert, resume
163	複	fuku	duplicate, double, compound, multiple
164	仏	hotoke	Buddha, the dead, France
165	編	hen	compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
166	弁	ben	valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish
167	保	ho	protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
168	墓	haka	grave, tomb
169	報	hou	report, news, reward, retribution
170	豊	yutaka	bountiful, excellent, rich
171	暴	bou	outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
172	貿	bou	trade, exchange
173	防	bou	ward off, defend, protect, resist
174	務	tsutomu	task, duties
175	夢	yume	dream, vision, illusion
176	迷	mei	astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion
177	綿	men	cotton
178	輸	yu	transport, send, be inferior
179	余	yo	too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
180	預	yo	deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to
181	容	you	contain, form, looks
182	率	ritsu	ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor
183	略	ryaku	abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
184	留	ryuu	detain, fasten, halt, stop
185	領	ryou	jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign

SAME SKIP CODE 1-7-6

#	Kanji	Romaji	English
1	解	kai	unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
2	該	gai	above-stated, the said, that specific
3	較	kaku	contrast, compare
4	詰	tsume	packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame
5	群	gun	flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Note: Entries from the Tanaka Corpus (Examples) should be taken as extremely loose examples only, not definitive, please read http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/tanakacorpus.html for more information.

#	Kanji	English
1	彼らはその問題を解決するために大変努力した。 karera hasono mondai wo kaiketsu surutameni taihen doryoku shita .	They made a great effort to settle the problem.

2	私はそのパズルの解き方がわからない。 watashi hasono pazuru no toki houga wakaranai .	I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle.

3	先週には、大きな力を持つ経団連が、規制解除のため中央政府を訪問した。 senshuu niha , ooki na chikara wo motsu keidanren ga , kiseikaijo notame chuuouseifu wo houmon shita .	Last week the powerful Keidanren called on Tokyo to lift the ban.

4	私はその問題を解く方法が分かった。 watashi hasono mondai wo toku houhou ga waka tta .	I found out how to solve the problem.

5	私は今何をしたらよいか解らない。 watashi ha ima naniwo shitarayoika wakara nai .	I don't know what to do now.

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WORD USAGE

#	Dict	Kanji	Hira/Kata	English
1	Japanese	ＳＩＭロック解除 SIM rokku kaijo	ＳＩＭロックかいじょ SIM rokku kaijo	(n) SIM unlock SIM lock cancellation

2	Japanese	データ解析 de^ta kaiseki	データかいせき de^ta kaiseki	(n) data analysis

3	Japanese	暗号解読 angou kaidoku	あんごうかいどく angoukaidoku	(n) cryptanalysis

4	Japanese	暗黙の了解 anmoku no ryoukai	あんもくのりょうかい anmokunoryoukai	(n) tacit understanding unspoken agreement

5	Japanese	一時解雇 ichiji kaiko	いちじかいこ ichijikaiko	(n,vs) a layoff

6	Aviation	了解 ryoukai	りょうかい ryoukai	roger wilco

7	Classical	解く toku	とく toku	to come apart, to become clear, to melt (shimoni)

8	Computing	アドレス解決 adoresu kaiketsu	アドレスかいけつ adoresu kaiketsu	address resolution

9	Computing	アドレス解決プロトコル adoresu kaiketsu purotokoru	アドレスかいけつプロトコル adoresu kaiketsu purotokoru	address resolution protocol

10	Computing	オンラインパターン解析認識システム onrainpata^n kaiseki ninshiki shisutemu	オンラインパターンかいせきにんしきシステム onrainpata^n kaisekininshiki shisutemu	online pattern analysis and recognition system

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DRAWING

Note There is a problem with the stroke order in some of these kanji, I'm aware of it but have no time to fix it, like all online information it should be taken with a (large) grain of salt. To be clear: the problem is in the image drawing program not the Taka database.

The green dot is the starting point!
Name above the completed radical is the reading
Name below the completed radical is the radical name
If you find an error, please email kanji at mahou.org

The stroke order information has been borrowed from the Taka Kanji Database

REFERENCES

1517	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
4306	Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
5548	The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
-	Japanese For Busy People vols I-III
142	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
1651	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
662	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" 3rd ed.
293	Kanji in Context
1017	Kanji Learners Dictionary
577	Essential Kanji
2555	2001 Kanji" (Bojinsha)
567	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
769	Tuttle Kanji Cards
4g9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
474	Kanji & Kana book" 2nd ed.
35067, 10.0361	Morohashi Daikanwajiten (index number, volume.page)
632	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
192	Gakken Kanji Dictionary
1814	Remembering The Kanji
1923	Japanese Names

© Ron Schei (Aviation)
© Glenn Rosenthal (Classical)
© The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, Monash University (Computing)
© Public Domain with contributions and updating by the EDICT Project. (Examples)
© The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, Monash University (Japanese)
© The Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, Monash University (Kanji)

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