ほぐす・解すhogusu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
ほごすhogosu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to loosen
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto break up into pieces; to pick apart; to flake (a fish)
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto relieve; to ease; to relax
    私は走はしる前まえに、体からだをほぐすのにちょっと体操たいそうをする。↗
    I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.
Conjugation
Dictionary formほぐす
Polite (masu)ほぐします
Negative (nai)ほぐさない
polite (masen)ほぐしません
classical zu / nuほぐさず・ほぐさぬ
Past (ta)ほぐした
polite (mashita)ほぐしました
Past negative (nakatta)ほぐさなかった
polite (masen deshita)ほぐしませんでした
Te formほぐして
Potentialほぐせる
Passiveほぐされる
Causativeほぐさせる
Causative passiveほぐさせられる
Conditional (ba)ほぐせば
taraほぐしたら
Volitionalほぐそう
polite (mashou)ほぐしましょう
Imperativeほぐせ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. もつれたものをたどりながら、きれいに分わける。
  2. 固かたくまとまったものを細こまかい部分ぶぶんに分わける。
  3. 緊張きんちょうや疲つかれを取り除とりのぞいて、気きを楽らくにする。
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