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Kotomora

溶

melt, dissolve, thaw

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • と.ける
  • と.かす
  • と.く

Meaning

溶 centers on a solid turning into liquid: melting, dissolving, or thawing. The idea is always a transition from solid to fluid, whether from heat or a solvent.

Most common words using 溶

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  • 溶けるとける
    N2

    to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat); to thaw

  • 溶かすとかす
    N2

    to melt; to liquefy; to thaw

  • 溶接ようせつ

    welding

  • 溶岩ようがん
    N2

    lava

  • 溶解ようかい

    dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)

  • 溶融ようゆう

    melting; fusion

  • 溶液ようえき
    N1

    solution (liquid)

  • 溶剤ようざい

    solvent; solution; flux

  • 溶け込むとけこむ
    N2

    to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into

  • 溶くとく
    N2

    to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to mix in

  • 溶鉱炉ようこうろ

    smelting furnace; blast furnace

  • 溶媒ようばい

    solvent

  • 水溶液すいようえき

    aqueous solution

  • 溶性ようせい

    soluble

  • 溶け込みとけこみ

    integration (e.g. social); mixing; penetration

  • 不溶性ふようせい

    insolubility

  • 溶出ようしゅつ

    liquation; elution

  • 溶存ようぞん

    dissolved

  • 溶連菌ようれんきん

    hemolytic streptococcus

  • 溶血ようけつ

    hemolysis

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Study

Etymology

溶 combines 氵 (water) with 容, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of containing or taking shape. The character suggests a solid taking on a liquid form.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 plus 容 (contain, form) suggests a solid losing its shape and becoming liquid. Picture ice melting into water that takes the shape of its container.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, imagine a yo-yo melting in the sun: yo -> ヨウ, and the plastic dissolves into a puddle.