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解釈

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

解釈 — “interpretation, explanation”

解釈 (read かいしゃく) means interpretation, explanation. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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かいしゃく

Meaning

interpretation, explanation

解釈 in a sentence

詩しの解釈かいしゃくは難むずかしい。

The interpretation of the poem is difficult.

The kanji in 解釈

解to solve; to understand
釈explanation; release

Words that share a kanji with 解釈

解決かいけつ— solution, settlement, resolution
見解けんかい— opinion, view, point of view
誤解ごかい— misunderstanding
解くとく— to solve, to untie, to unravel
解けるとける— to come undone, to come loose (knot)
理解りかい— understanding, comprehension
解答かいとう— answer, solution (to a test)
解散かいさん— dissolution, breakup, dispersal

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