漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

4Junior high level13 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
と.ける・と.かす・と.く
Meaning
melt; dissolve

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 容: put into water and losing form — to dissolve.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ溶解・溶液・水溶液
とける溶ける

Compare: 解ける

とかす溶かす

Compare: 解かす

とく溶く

Compare: 解く

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 溶液ようえき

    solution (liquid)

  • 水溶性すいようせい

    water-soluble

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

塩は水に溶ける。

Salt dissolves in water.

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