fuse, melt

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溶ける融ける解ける熔ける鎔けるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2456
1

熔ける, 鎔ける only used for metals; 解ける only used for ice and snow

to melt; to thaw; to fuse

2

to dissolve

Examples
砂糖は水に溶ける
Sugar dissolves in water.
溶かす解かす融かす熔かす鎔かすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5467
1

溶かす/解かす/融かす only

to dissolve

Examples
砂糖をお湯で溶かしなさい
Dissolve sugar in hot water.
2

熔かす and 鎔かす are used for metal

to melt

Examples
ポップコーンに溶かしバターをかけてください。
Pour melted butter over the popcorn.
溶解うかい熔解鎔解NounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #24832
1

溶解 only

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

Examples
空気中の酸素は水に溶解する。
Oxygen from the air dissolves in water.
2

melting; liquefying; fusion

溶く融く鎔く熔くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #31771
1

to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

溶接うせつ熔接NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #41839
1

welding

溶鉱炉熔鉱炉うこうろ鎔鉱炉NounFreq #49181
1

smelting furnace; blast furnace

溶銑熔銑鎔銑うせんNounFreq #291257
1

molten iron

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