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.
凍った肉を水で溶かす。
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.
砂糖をコーヒーに溶かす。
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.
パチンコで10万円溶かした。
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.
溶かす is the general verb for melting or dissolving a solid into liquid, while 溶く specifically means to mix or stir something (like flour, eggs, or paint) into a liquid until smooth.
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.