noun
explanation of meaning; interpretation
Rare term for explaining or interpreting the meaning of something, often in a scholarly or analytical context.
この語の解義には諸説ある。
There are various interpretations of the meaning of this word.
解釈 is the common word for interpretation or explanation; 解義 is a rare, more formal or academic synonym.
Compound of 解 (kai, 'unravel, explain') and 義 (gi, 'meaning, righteousness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is rare in modern Japanese.