溶く・融く|とくtoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
溶く溶く, written with kanji and kana, is the most common spelling for this meaning and the default choice recommended for beginners.
融く融く is written with kanji and kana but is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter this spelling.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to mix in
- godan verb, transitive verbto scramble (eggs); to stir; to beat
- godan verb, transitive verbto melt; to liquefy; to smelt; to thaw; to fuseocc. as 熔く or 鎔く in ref. to metal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 溶く（とく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 溶きます（ときます） |
| Negative (nai) | 溶かない（とかない） |
| polite (masen) | 溶きません（ときません） |
| classical zu / nu | 溶かず・溶かぬ（とかず・とかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 溶いた（といた） |
| polite (mashita) | 溶きました（ときました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 溶かなかった（とかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 溶きませんでした（ときませんでした） |
| Te form | 溶いて（といて） |
| Potential | 溶ける（とける） |
| Passive | 溶かれる（とかれる） |
| Causative | 溶かせる（とかせる） |
| Causative passive | 溶かせられる・溶かされる（とかせられる・とかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 溶けば（とけば） |
| tara | 溶いたら（といたら） |
| Volitional | 溶こう（とこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 溶きましょう（ときましょう） |
| Imperative | 溶け（とけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym溶かすとかすNeutralFor melting or dissolving a solid, as in 「砂糖を溶かす」; 「溶く」 centers on stirring powder or beating eggs into a smooth mix.
- Antonym固まるかたまるNeutralMeans to harden or solidify — the opposite of 「溶く」, which breaks a mixture up by stirring.
Use 「溶く」 to stir powder or salt into liquid or to beat eggs, as in 「卵を溶く」「塩を水に溶く」; use 「溶かす」 for melting or dissolving a solid; 「固まる」 is the reverse, hardening or setting.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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