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溶解 (ようかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
dissolution ; dissolving ; chemical solution
Only when written 溶解
Primarily used for substances dissolving in a liquid, forming a solution. Common in chemistry and everyday contexts.
使し
用よう
し
て
ください
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Please dissolve this chemical before use.
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
melting ; liquefying ; fusion
Used for solids turning into liquid by heat, such as metals, wax, or ice. Often interchangeable with 融解, but 溶解 can also imply dissolution into a solvent.
Written forms 溶よう 解かい Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling for both dissolution and melting.
熔よう 解かい Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form specifically for melting; 熔 is a variant of 溶 with a fire radical.
鎔よう 解かい
rarely-used kanji form
Very rare kanji form for melting, using the metal radical.
Similar words 融ゆう 解かい 融解 specifically means melting by heat, while 溶解 covers both dissolving in a liquid and melting. 融解 is more precise for thermal melting.
溶と ける 溶ける is the intransitive verb for dissolving or melting, often used in everyday speech. 溶解 is more formal and often used as a noun or suru-verb.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 溶 (dissolve, melt) and 解 (untie, solve). The kanji 溶 combines water radical with 容, suggesting a container or form, implying something that loses its shape in liquid.
