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解釈 (かいしゃく): explanation, interpretation — Japanese vocabulary

解釈 is read かいしゃく and means "explanation, interpretation". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

解釈

Reading
かいしゃく · kaishaku
Translation
explanation, interpretation
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かいしゃくが

Example

私は彼女の沈黙は拒絶と解釈した。

わたしはかのじょのちんもくはきょぜつとかいしゃくした。

I interpreted her silence as a refusal.

Kanji in this word

  • 解 — solve, untie
  • 釈 — explain, release

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