溶かす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 溶かす | 溶かさない |
| Polite | 溶かします | 溶かしません |
| Past polite | 溶かしました | 溶かしませんでした |
| Past | 溶かした | 溶かさなかった |
| Te-form | 溶かして | 溶かさないで |
| Desire | 溶かしたい | 溶かしたくない |
| Potential | 溶かせる | 溶かせない |
| Passive | 溶かされる | 溶かされない |
| Causative | 溶かさせる | 溶かさせない |
| Causative passive | 溶かさせられる | 溶かさせられない |
| Volitional | 溶かそう | |
| Polite volitional | 溶かしましょう | |
| Imperative | 溶かせ | 溶かすな |
| Conditional | 溶かせば | 溶かさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 溶かしたら | 溶かさなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Transitive: to cause a solid to become liquid through heat. Used for ice, butter, chocolate, metal, etc.
I melt butter in the microwave.
I thaw frozen meat in water.
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.
I dissolve sugar in coffee.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
lose money; squander
Colloquial: to lose money, especially through gambling or wasteful spending. Often used in the pattern 金を溶かす.
I blew 100,000 yen on pachinko.
I melted the chocolate in a pot.
Dissolve the salt in water before using it.
He blew a huge amount of money on gambling.
解く (とく) can mean to comb out tangled hair, but とかす is the far more common everyday word for combing hair.
Rarely used kanji form.