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Kanji Detail for 融 - "melt"

融

  • Meaning

    融 means "melt." Also associated with fuse, harmonize.

    1. Melt - To change from solid to liquid.

    2. Fuse - To blend together; to merge.

    3. Harmonize - To bring into agreement; to unite.

    4. Bright - Cheerful; radiant.

  • Words using 融

    • 融資 ゆうし Listen financing; loan
    • 金融 きんゆう Listen finance; financing; credit transacting
    • 金融機関 きんゆうきかん Listen financial institutions; banking facilities
    • 融和 ゆうわ Listen harmony; reconciliation
    • 金融市場 きんゆうしじょう Listen financial market; money market
    • 財政投融資 ざいせいとうゆうし Listen Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
    • 融通 ゆうずう Listen lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan
    • 融合 ゆうごう Listen agglutination; adhesion; fusion

  • Four-character idioms with 融

    • 融通無碍 ゆうずうむげ Listen free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable

  • Tattoo check: 融

    • Verified meaning: melt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, さとこ, とおる, ながし)
    • Also carries these associations: fuse, harmonize

    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.

  • Name readings of 融

    Given names 融(あきら)Listen 融(とおる)Listen 融(ゆう)Listen 融(ゆずり)Listen 融(ゆずる)Listen

    Surnames 融(さとこ)Listen 融(ながし)Listen 融(らんこ)Listen 融(らんぞう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dissolve; melt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    melt, fuse; blend, harmonize

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to melt; to thaw; to blend; to merge; to be in harmony

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to melt, to fuse; to blend, to harmonize

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

    Bright and clear. Fire vapor rising and dispersing is called 融. Therefore anciently the fire god was called 祝融氏 (Zhurong). | To melt. Such as 雪融 (snow melting), 水融 (ice melting). Also 消融意見 means to have no grudges between each other. | Harmonious. Such as saying 其樂融融 (great harmony and joy). Appears in Zuo Zhuan. 融 has the meaning of harmonious blending. Therefore mixing impurities together is also called 融. Such as saying 水乳交融 (water and milk blending). Also mutual accommodation is called 通融. Today currency prices are also called 金融 (finance). Also meaning circulation.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    to.kasu(と-かす) と-かす

    to.keru(と-ける) と-ける

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    melt fuse harmonize bright fusion blend amalgamate coalesce combine converge incorporate integrate intermingle join merge synthesize

Sentences including 融

  • I accommodated my friend with money.

  • The bank accommodated the company with a loan.

  • I think Tom is inflexible.

  • Quarrelling spoiled our unity.

  • I plan to pursue a career in international finance.

  • Tom borrowed a lot of money from the bank.

  • A fiscal tightening policy is being enacted.

  • She covers Wall Street.

  • Interest rates will rise due to monetary tightening.

  • The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.

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