# 溶 — dissolve; melt

溶 means “dissolve; melt”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: と(ける) (tokeru). You'll see it in words such as 溶かす (tokasu, “to melt; to liquefy”).

- Meaning: dissolve; melt
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: と(ける) (tokeru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 溶

Sounds like 容: both read ヨウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 容 contain

## Words with 溶

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 溶かす | とかす (tokasu) | to melt; to liquefy |
| 溶く | とく (toku) | to mix; to dissolve |
| 溶ける | とける (tokeru) | to melt; to liquefy |

## Don't confuse it with

[容](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contain/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [欲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desire/) · [裕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ample/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[溶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dissolve/) · [乾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dry/) · [湿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/damp/) · [蒸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steam/) · [濯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rinse/) · [沸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/boil/) · [燥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arid/) · [滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/)

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