I Love Kanji溶かす (tokasu)
溶かす (とかす, tokasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to melt; to liquefy”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- とかす
- Romaji
- tokasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to melt; to liquefy; to thaw · godan verb, transitive
- to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution · godan verb, transitive
- to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander · godan verb, transitive · colloquial
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 溶かす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 溶かす | とかす tokasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 溶かします | とかします tokashimasu |
| Negative | 溶かさない | とかさない tokasanai |
| Polite negative | 溶かしません | とかしません tokashimasen |
| Past | 溶かした | とかした tokashita |
| Polite past | 溶かしました | とかしました tokashimashita |
| Negative past | 溶かさなかった | とかさなかった tokasanakatta |
| Te-form | 溶かして | とかして tokashite |
| Potential | 溶かせる | とかせる tokaseru |
| Passive | 溶かされる | とかされる tokasareru |
| Causative | 溶かさせる | とかさせる tokasaseru |
| Volitional | 溶かそう | とかそう tokasou |
| Imperative | 溶かせ | とかせ tokase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 溶かせば | とかせば tokaseba |
Kanji in 溶かす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 溶かす.
溶くとくto mix (e.g. water with flour)溶けるとけるto melt溶岩ようがんlava溶け込むとけこむto melt into溶液ようえきsolution (liquid)
Source: JMdict entry 1546040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.