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打ち解ける (うちとける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 打ち解ける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 打う ち 解と ける 打う ち 解と けない Polite 打う ち 解と けます 打う ち 解と けません Past polite 打う ち 解と けました 打う ち 解と けませんでした Past 打う ち 解と けた 打う ち 解と けなかった Te-form 打う ち 解と けて 打う ち 解と けないで Desire 打う ち 解と けたい 打う ち 解と けたくない Potential 打う ち 解と けられる also 打う ち 解と けれる 打う ち 解と けられない also 打う ち 解と けれない Passive 打う ち 解と けられる 打う ち 解と けられない Causative 打う ち 解と けさせる 打う ち 解と けさせない Causative passive 打う ち 解と けさせられる 打う ち 解と けさせられない Volitional 打う ち 解と けよう Polite volitional 打う ち 解と けましょう Imperative 打う ち 解と けろ 打う ち 解と けるな Conditional 打う ち 解と ければ 打う ち 解と けなければ Tara conditional 打う ち 解と けたら 打う ち 解と けなかったら
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打う
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I was nervous at first, but I gradually opened up.
I quickly became friendly with him and we became friends.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 打う ち 解と ける to open up to / become friendly with someone
She quickly opened up to her classmates.
すっかり 打う ち 解と ける to completely relax one's guard and become friendly
After meeting a few times, the two of them completely warmed up to each other.
打う ち 解と けた 雰ふん 囲い 気き a relaxed, friendly atmosphere
The meeting took place in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
打う ち 解と けて 話はな す to talk frankly and comfortably (after warming up to someone)
Related words 親しむ describes gradually growing familiar with or fond of someone/something through repeated contact, while 打ち解ける focuses on the specific moment of dropping one's guard and becoming open in a social setting.
心を開く is a more deliberate, emotionally charged act of opening one's heart, whereas 打ち解ける is the natural, often gradual process of relaxing and becoming at ease with someone.
打ち解ける is used specifically for people opening up to each other, while 砕ける can describe a tone, attitude, or atmosphere becoming less formal.
Written forms 打う ち 解と ける Usage 66%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
うちとける Usage 28%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
うち 解と ける Usage 6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in writing.
打うち
Etymology Compound of 打ち (uchi, prefix adding emphasis or a sense of 'thoroughly') and 解ける (tokeru, 'to come undone, be solved'). The combination suggests a thorough loosening of formality or tension.
At first I was nervous, but I gradually began to talk to them frankly.
解と
ける
Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in writing.
