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Kanji Detail for 溶 - "to melt"

溶

  • Meaning

    溶 means "to melt." Also associated with flowing, spacious.

    1. To melt - To dissolve; for solids to become liquid; or to dissolve in liquid.

    2. Flowing - Water flowing abundantly.

    3. Spacious - Relaxed and wide; peaceful.

  • Words using 溶

    • 溶液 ようえき Listen solution (liquid)
    • 溶ける とける Listen to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat)

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    • Verified meaning: to melt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: flowing, spacious

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    melt; dissolve; thaw

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to melt, dissolve; overflowing with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to dissolve; soluble

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to melt, to dissolve

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    溶溶. Abundant water appearance. | When a substance dissolves in water it is called 溶. As in 溶解 (to dissolve).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    to.kasu(と-かす) と-かす

    to.keru(と-ける) と-ける

    toku(と-く) と-く

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to melt flowing spacious dissolve melting blend fusion liquefy mix soften thaw

Sentences including 溶

  • The sun melted the snow.

  • The snow melted away when spring came.

  • This is insoluble in water.

  • The snow melted away in a day.

  • I quickly adapted myself to my new school.

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