溶く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 溶く | 溶かない |
| Polite | 溶きます | 溶きません |
| Past polite | 溶きました | 溶きませんでした |
| Past | 溶いた | 溶かなかった |
| Te-form | 溶いて | 溶かないで |
| Desire | 溶きたい | 溶きたくない |
| Potential | 溶ける | 溶けない |
| Passive | 溶かれる | 溶かれない |
| Causative | 溶かせる | 溶かせない |
| Causative passive | 溶かせられるalso 溶かされる | 溶かせられないalso 溶かされない |
| Volitional | 溶こう | |
| Polite volitional | 溶きましょう | |
| Imperative | 溶け | 溶くな |
| Conditional | 溶けば | 溶かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 溶いたら | 溶かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used for dissolving a solid into a liquid or mixing a powder with liquid to form a smooth mixture. Common with ingredients like flour, salt, paint, or medicine.
Please mix the flour with water.
Before dissolving the salt in lukewarm water, first mix it in.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Specifically for eggs: to scramble or beat them. Also used for stirring other ingredients into a uniform mixture.
Please beat the eggs and then put them in the frying pan.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Rare term for melting or smelting metal. Occasionally written with 熔く or 鎔く. In modern Japanese, 溶かす or 溶ける are more common for melting.
See also: 溶かす
Melting iron requires a very high temperature.
Mix the flour with water before adding it to the pot.
I diluted the watercolor paint with a brush to make a lighter shade.
Dissolve the potato starch in water and add it to the soup.