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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

打うち解とける

uchitokeru

to open up, to become friendly

Example sentences

  1. 大学だいがくの頃ころ、人ひとと打うち解とけるようになった。

    I came out of my shell in college.

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  2. 彼かれは同僚どうりょうとなかなか打うち解とけない。

    He is hardly friendly with his fellow workers.

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  3. 彼かれは打うち解とけた。

    He has come out of his shell.

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Kanji in 打解

  • 打strike; hitOnダ・ダースKunうつ・うち-・ぶつ
  • 解untie; understandOnカイ・ゲKunとく・とかす・とける

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