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溶解する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	溶よう解かいする	溶よう解かいしない
Polite	溶よう解かいします	溶よう解かいしません
Past polite	溶よう解かいしました	溶よう解かいしませんでした
Past	溶よう解かいした	溶よう解かいしなかった
Te-form	溶よう解かいして	溶よう解かいしないで
Desire	溶よう解かいしたい	溶よう解かいしたくない
Potential	溶よう解かいできる	溶よう解かいできない
Passive	溶よう解かいされる	溶よう解かいされない
Causative	溶よう解かいさせる	溶よう解かいさせない
Causative passive	溶よう解かいさせられる	溶よう解かいさせられない
Volitional	溶よう解かいしよう
Polite volitional	溶よう解かいしましょう
Imperative	溶よう解かいしろ	溶よう解かいするな
Conditional	溶よう解かいすれば	溶よう解かいしなければ
Tara conditional	溶よう解かいしたら	溶よう解かいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

dissolution; dissolving; chemical solution

Only when written 溶解

Primarily used for substances dissolving in a liquid, forming a solution. Common in chemistry and everyday contexts.

砂さ糖とうは水みずに溶よう解かいする。
Sugar dissolves in water.
この薬やく品ひんは溶よう解かいしてから使し用ようしてください。
Please dissolve this chemical before use.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

melting; liquefying; fusion

Used for solids turning into liquid by heat, such as metals, wax, or ice. Often interchangeable with 融解, but 溶解 can also imply dissolution into a solvent.

高こう温おんで金きん属ぞくが溶よう解かいした。
The metal melted at high temperature.
ろうそくの蝋ろうが溶よう解かいして流ながれ出でた。
The candle wax melted and dripped out.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が〈物もの〉に溶よう解かいするfor a substance to dissolve in a liquid
塩しおが水みずに溶よう解かいする。
Salt dissolves in water.
〈物もの〉を溶よう解かいさせるto dissolve or melt something (causative)
実じっ験けんで金きん属ぞくを溶よう解かいさせた。
We melted the metal in the experiment.
熱ねつで溶よう解かいするto melt due to heat
氷こおりが熱ねつで溶よう解かいした。
The ice melted from the heat.

Kanji

溶melt, dissolve, thaw
解unravel, notes, key
熔fuse, melt
鎔fuse, melt

Related words

融ゆう解かい sense 2
融解 refers specifically to melting caused by heat (like ice or metal), while 溶解 covers both that kind of melting and dissolving into a solvent.
溶とけるN2
溶ける is the everyday intransitive verb for dissolving or melting, while 溶解 is the formal noun/suru-verb used in technical or written contexts.
溶よう融ゆう sense 2
溶融 emphasizes melting into a fused, liquid state (often used for metals or glass), whereas 溶解 more broadly includes dissolving in a solvent as well.
溶とかすN2
溶解する is a formal, scientific synonym for 溶かす, common in chemistry or technical writing, while 溶かす is the everyday verb used at home or in cooking.

Opposites

凝ぎょう固こ sense 2
凝固 means solidifying or freezing, the opposite process to 溶解 in its sense of melting into a liquid.
沈ちん殿でんN1
溶解 means a substance dissolving into a liquid, the opposite process of 沈殿, in which particles separate out and settle.

Word family· 7

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溶よう解かい熱ねつ
heat of solution; solution heat
血けっ栓せん溶よう解かい
thrombolysis

Written forms

溶よう解かいUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for both dissolution and melting.
熔よう解かいUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form specifically for melting; 熔 is a variant of 溶 with a fire radical.
鎔よう解かい
rarely-used kanji form
Very rare kanji form for melting, using the metal radical.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 溶 (dissolve, melt) and 解 (untie, solve). The kanji 溶 combines water radical with 容, suggesting a container or form, implying something that loses its shape in liquid.