絵解き・絵とき|えときetoki[3]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
絵解き絵解き is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing the word.
絵とき絵とき is a less common written variant of 絵解き. Recognize it when you encounter it, but do not choose it as a beginner’s default.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexplanation of a picture
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexplanation by means of pictures
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexplanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery); clearing up; solving
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 絵解きする（えときする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 絵解きします（えときします） |
| Negative (nai) | 絵解きしない（えときしない） |
| polite (masen) | 絵解きしません（えときしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 絵解きせず・絵解きせぬ（えときせず・えときせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 絵解きした（えときした） |
| polite (mashita) | 絵解きしました（えときしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 絵解きしなかった（えときしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 絵解きしませんでした（えときしませんでした） |
| Te form | 絵解きして（えときして） |
| Potential | 絵解きできる（えときできる） |
| Passive | 絵解きされる（えときされる） |
| Causative | 絵解きさせる（えときさせる） |
| Causative passive | 絵解きさせられる（えときさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 絵解きすれば（えときすれば） |
| tara | 絵解きしたら（えときしたら） |
| Volitional | 絵解きしよう（えときしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 絵解きしましょう（えときしましょう） |
| Imperative | 絵解きしろ（えときしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related図解ずかいNeutralRefers to explaining with diagrams; the focus is on the diagram itself. 「絵解き」 can also mean unravelling a mystery or laying out the full story behind something.
- Related図説ずせつWrittenWritten/formal prose term for explanation with illustrations; mostly seen in book titles such as 「図説日本史」.
- Related図示ずしNeutralMeans showing something by means of a diagram; the emphasis is on drawing it out, and no explanation need accompany it.
Use 「図解」 for explaining with diagrams and 「図示」 for simply showing something in diagram form; use 「絵解き」 for explaining from a picture or unravelling the story behind a mystery.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
See also
