紐解ひもとく

himotoku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to read (a book); to open (a book) to read

Transitive

Godan Verb (ku)

2. to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

Transitive

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Word Pronunciation

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Written Form

紐 kanji, 10 strokes string
解 kanji, 13 strokes unravel
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

Reading

ひ hiragana, 1 strokes
hi
も hiragana, 3 strokes
mo
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

Other Forms

繙 kanji, 18 strokes peruse
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

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ひ hiragana, 1 strokes
hi
も hiragana, 3 strokes
mo
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

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60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

紐解ひもといた

himotoita

The past form

1. Untied; Solved

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紐解ひもといて

himotoite

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Untie; Unravel

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紐解ひもとかない

himotokanai

The negative form

1. Not untying; Not unraveling

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紐解ひもとかなかった

himotokanakatta

The past negative form

1. Could not untie; Did not unravel

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紐解ひもときました

himotokimashita

The polite past form

1. Untied; Solved

敬

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紐解ひもときます

himotokimasu

The polite form

1. To untie; To resolve

敬

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紐解ひもときません

himotokimasen

The polite negative form

1. Will not untie.; Do not loosen.

敬

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紐解ひもときませんでした

himotokimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not untie.; Did not loosen.

敬

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Common 24 items

紐解ひもといたばかり

himotoitabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just untied; Recently untied

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紐解ひもといちゃう

himotoichau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. Untie; Solve

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紐解ひもといちゃダメ

himotoicha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't untie.; Don't loosen.

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紐解ひもといていない

himotoite inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not untied; Not loosened

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紐解ひもといている

himotoite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Untangling; Resolving

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紐解ひもといてはいけない

himotoitewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Do not untie.; Must not untie.

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紐解ひもといてもいい

himotoitemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May untie.; May unravel.

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紐解ひもといとく

himotoitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Untying; Unraveling

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紐解ひもとかないで

himotokanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't untie.; Don't loosen.

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紐解ひもとかなきゃ

himotokanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must untangle.; Have to unravel.

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紐解ひもとかなくてもいい

himotokanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to untie.; Don't need to unravel.

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紐解ひもとかなければならない

himotokanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must unravel; Must resolve

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紐解ひもときたい

himotokitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to unravel; Want to resolve

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紐解ひもときたくない

himotokitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to unravel.; Don't want to solve.

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紐解ひもとくところ

himotoku tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to unravel; About to untie

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紐解ひもとくみたい

himotoku mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like unraveling; Looks like coming undone

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紐解ひもとけない

himotokenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot untie.; Cannot unravel.

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紐解ひもとける

himotokeru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Untie; Unravel

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紐解ひもとこう

himotokō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's unravel.; Let's untangle.

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紐解ひもといています

himotoite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Is unraveling.; Is untying.

敬

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紐解ひもとかないでください

himotokanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't untie.; Please don't loosen.

敬

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紐解ひもときなさい

himotokinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Untie it.; Unfasten it.

敬

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紐解ひもときましょう

himotokimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's unravel.; Let's untangle.

敬

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紐解ひもとけます

himotokemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can untie; Can unravel

敬

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紐解ひもといたそうだ

himotoita sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It was said that [it] was untied.; It was said that [they] solved/unraveled [it].

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紐解ひもといただろう

himotoitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably unraveled.; Probably solved.

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紐解ひもといたところ

himotoita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Untied; Resolved

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紐解ひもといたら

himotoitara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when untied; If/when loosened

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紐解ひもといたらしい

himotoitarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Untied; Resolved

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紐解ひもといてくれ

himotoite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Untie it.; Loosen it.

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紐解ひもといてちょうだい

himotoite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Untie it for me.; Please untie it.

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紐解ひもとかせられる

himotokaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be untied; To be unfastened

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紐解ひもとかせる

himotokaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To untie; To unravel

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紐解ひもとかないでくれ

himotokanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't untie it.; Don't loosen it.

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紐解ひもとかなければいけない

himotokanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must untie; Must unravel

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紐解ひもとかれる

himotokareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. Untied; Unraveled

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紐解ひもときがち

himotokigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to unraveling; Tendency to untangle

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紐解ひもとききる

himotokikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. Untying completely; Solving completely

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紐解ひもときそうだ

himotokisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Coming undone; Unraveling

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紐解ひもときっぱなし

himotokippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Untied; Loosened

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紐解ひもときぬく

himotokinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Untying completely; Resolving fully

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紐解ひもとくそうだ

himotoku sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. It is said that…; Apparently…

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紐解ひもとくと

himotokuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If untied; If unraveled

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紐解ひもとくな

himotokuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Untie not.; Do not unravel.

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紐解ひもとくなら

himotokunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If unraveling; When unraveling

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紐解ひもとくようだ

himotoku yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. It seems.; It appears.

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紐解ひもとくらしい

himotokurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to be unraveling.; Appears to be coming undone.

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紐解ひもとけ

himotoke

A strong, direct command

1. Untie; Loosen

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紐解ひもとけば

himotokeba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when untied; If/when loosened

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紐解ひもといてくださいませ

himotoite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please untie it.; Please explain it.

敬

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紐解ひもといてはならない

himotoitewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Do not untie.; Do not unravel.

敬

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紐解ひもといてもよろしい

himotoitemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I untie it?; May I unravel it?

敬

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