To Solve
To Solve Something
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means solve so the verb vocab version is to solve. You know this verb is for when you are doing the solving because you think it's super coo' (く) to solve things.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
There's something you've been trying to solve for your entire life: your toe (と). Why is it shaped like that? Why is it a little crooked? What's it scheming? Maybe one day you'll solve the mystery of your toe…
ナゾを解く
to solve a mystery
パズルを解く
to solve a puzzle
問題を解く
to solve a problem
パズルを解くのが好きなんです。
I like solving puzzles.
その天才少年は、そのナゾを３分で解くことができました。
That boy genius was able to solve the mystery in three minutes.
「こんな問題、三分で解けるさ！」って言ってたのに、三週間たってもまだ解答が送られてこないんだよね。
He said, "I can solve this kind of problem in three minutes!" but even after three weeks, he still hasn't sent me the answer.
私たちは今、この暗号を解くためのヒントをさがしています。
We are currently looking for clues to solve this code.