溶とかす

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Transitive: to cause a solid to become liquid through heat. Used for ice, butter, chocolate, metal, etc.

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I thaw frozen meat in water.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dissolve; bring into solution

Transitive: to dissolve a solid into a liquid, forming a solution. Common with salt, sugar, powder, etc.

3

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

lose money; squander

colloquial

Colloquial: to lose money, especially through gambling or wasteful spending. Often used in the pattern 金を溶かす.

溶とかすUsage82%
Standard kanji for melting, dissolving, and thawing. High priority.
とかすUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the colloquial sense.
融とかすUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
解とかすUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

溶とける
Intransitive counterpart: 溶ける means 'to melt' or 'to dissolve' by itself, while 溶かす is transitive and requires an agent.
解とかす
Rare kanji form of 溶かす; also a homograph for 解かす (とかす) meaning 'to comb' or 'to untangle', which is a different word.

Transitive form of 溶ける (とける, 'to melt'). The kanji 溶 is used for melting and dissolving; 融 and 解 are rare variants.