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熔かす (とかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熔とかす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

melt (metal); fuse; smelt

Specifically for melting metal, as in foundry work or soldering. Compare 溶かす for general dissolving or melting of non-metals.

See also: 溶かす

鉄てつを熔とかして型かたに流ながし込こむ。
Melt iron and pour it into a mold.

はんだを熔とかして配はい線せんを接せつ続ぞくする。

Melt solder to connect the wiring.

Written forms

熔とかす
Standard kanji for melting metal; the 火 radical suggests heat.
鎔とかす
Variant kanji with 金 radical, also meaning melting metal; less common.

Kanji

熔fuse, melt
鎔fuse, melt

Similar words

溶とかす
溶かす is the general term for dissolving or melting (sugar, ice, etc.), while 熔かす is specifically for melting metal.

Etymology

The kanji 熔 and 鎔 both carry the meaning of melting metal, with radicals for fire and metal respectively. The reading とかす is shared with the more common 溶かす.