toku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to unsew; to unstitch

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

3. to solve; to work out; to answer

Transitive
この医師いしはガンのおうくの不可解ふかかいてんこうと努力どりょくしている。
kono ishiwa ganno ōkuno fukakaina ten'o tokōto doryoku shite iru.
The doctor is trying to solve many of the riddles of cancer.
Godan Verb (ku)

4. to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease

Transitive
かれ重責じゅうせきかれた。
karewa jūsekio tokareta.
He was relieved of his heavy responsibility.
Godan Verb (ku)

5. to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

6. to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

7. to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Related to とかす
外出がいしゅつするまえかみくしでときなさい。
gaishutsu suru maeni kamio kushide tokinasai.
Comb your hair before you go out.
彼女かのじょかみをくしでといてリボンでむすんだ。
kanojowa kamio kushide toite ribonde musunda.
She combed her hair and bound it with a ribbon.
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