蕩とろかす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

melt; liquefy; soften

Physical sense: to melt a solid into a liquid or soften it, often with heat. Used for metals, fats, cheese, etc.

バターをフライパンでとろかす。
Melt butter in a frying pan.
高こう温おんで鉄てつを蕩とろかす。
Melt iron at high temperature.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

melt someone's heart; disarm emotionally

Figurative sense: to soften someone's feelings, make them relent, or win them over with charm or kindness. Often used with 心 or 気持ち.

彼かの女じょの笑え顔がおが彼かれの心こころをとろかした。
Her smile melted his heart.
その優やさしい言こと葉ばで彼かれの怒いかりが蕩とろかされた。
His anger was disarmed by those kind words.

Written forms

蕩とろかすUsage18%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
とろかすUsage82%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the figurative sense.
盪とろかす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

蕩melt, be charmed, captivated
盪melt, be charmed, captivated

Similar words

溶とかす
溶かす is the common word for dissolving or melting solids into liquids (sugar in water, snow, etc.). 蕩かす is less common and often implies softening or a figurative melting.
蕩とろける
Intransitive counterpart: to melt, be enchanted. 蕩かす is the transitive version.

Etymology

The kanji 蕩 and 盪 both carry meanings of 'melt' or 'melt away', but the exact derivation of the reading とろかす is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic word とろとろ (sticky, melting).