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熔ける (とける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熔とける

と

け

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Specifically for metals becoming liquid through heat. Compare 溶ける, which is used for solids dissolving in liquid or non-metal melting.

See also: 溶ける

鉄てつは高こう温おんで熔とける。
Iron melts at high temperatures.
熔とけた

金きん

属ぞく

を

型かた

に

流なが

し

込こ

む

。

Pour the molten metal into the mold.

Written forms

熔とける
Standard kanji for melting of metals; distinct from 溶ける (dissolving, melting of non-metals).
鎔とける
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji for melting of metals.

Kanji

熔fuse, melt
鎔fuse, melt

Similar words

溶とける
溶ける is the general term for melting or dissolving; 熔ける is specifically for metals.

Etymology

The kanji 熔 is composed of 火 (fire) and 容 (contain), suggesting metal contained and melted by fire. The reading とける is native Japanese.