ほどく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

undo; untie; unfasten; unravel; loosen; unpack

Used for physically undoing something that is tied, fastened, or bound, such as a knot, string, or package. Also used for loosening hair or untying a sash.

• 靴くつひもをほどく。

  I untie my shoelaces.

• 彼かの女じょは髪かみをほどいて、もう一いち度ど結むすび直なおした。

  She loosened her hair and tied it up again.

• 荷に物もつをほどいて中なか身みを確かく認にんする。

  I unpack the luggage and check the contents.