溶

melt

Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

meltRtK
彼の黒のコートが暗闇に溶け込んで見えなくなってしまった。His black coat blended into the darkness.tatoeba
地球温暖化のために、アラスカではそれが溶け始めている地域もある。Because of global warming, it's starting to melt in some parts of Alaska.tatoeba
dissolve
彼はコーヒーに砂糖を溶かした。He dissolved some sugar in his coffee.tatoeba
thaw
霜はまだ溶け始めていない。The hoarfrost has not begun to thaw yet.tatoeba

to mix (e.g. water with flour)
to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.)
to mix in
to scramble (eggs)
to stir

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · contents · contain · house · valley · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · umbrella · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 854

Compound words

to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to mix in; to scramble (eggs); to stir

溶液ようえき

solution (liquid)

溶解ようかい

dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying

溶岩ようがん

溶接ようせつ

水溶性すいようせい

溶かすとかす

to melt; to liquefy; to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution

溶けるとける

to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat); to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid)

溶鉱炉ようこうろ

smelting furnace; blast furnace

溶け込むとけこむ

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in

可溶かよう

溶銑ようせん

可溶性かようせい

口溶けくちどけ

melt-in-the-mouth feeling

雪溶けゆきどけ

thawing of snow

溶銑炉ようせんろ

塩類溶液えんるいようえき

有機塩溶媒ゆうきえんようばい

organochloride solvent

溶けやすいとけやすい

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 溶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step