融 – dissolve, melt

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#481 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 融 means dissolve, melt. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユウ (yuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.ける、と.かす (tokeru, tokasu). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 虫 (no. 142).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユウ	yuu
Kun’yomi	と.ける	tokeru
Kun’yomi	と.かす	tokasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 虫 (Kangxi radical 142). Components: 口・虫・儿・冂・鬲.

Words using 融

金融きんゆうfinance融資ゆうしfinancing融通ゆうずうlending (money, commodities, etc.)

Example sentences

金融引き締め政策が実施されている。

A fiscal tightening policy is being enacted.

Tatoeba #179627

銀行はその会社に融資をした。

The bank accommodated the company with a loan.

Tatoeba #179573

石油を２、３リッターばかり融通してもらえますか。

Can you spare me a few liters of petrol?

Tatoeba #142310

Kanji with the same radical

虫蛇蝶蛍虹蚊蜜蜂蛋

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.