溶

melt, dissolve, thaw

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

と.かすと.くと.ける

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1364

Vocabulary

ヨウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
溶液	ヨウエキ	solution (liquid)
溶岩	ヨウガン	lava
溶接	ヨウセツ	welding
水溶性	スイヨウセイ	water-soluble
溶解	ヨウカイ	dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
雪溶け	ゆきどけ	thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
溶かす	とかす	to melt; to liquefy; to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
溶く	とく	to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to mix in; to scramble (eggs); to stir; to beat; to melt; to liquefy; to smelt; to thaw; to fuse
溶ける	とける	to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat); to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted; to melt away
溶け込む	とけこむ	to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to; to integrate

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