13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

melt, dissolve, thaw

Kun'yomi
  • to melt ②to dissolve
  • to dissolve ②to melt
  • to dissolve (paint)
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

けるかす 84.9%
ヨウ 15.1%

Character Breakdown

melt, dissolve, thaw
と.ける ヨウ (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
contain, form, looks
ヨウ い.れる かた (5th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
valley
たに や コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to melt ②to dissolve
to dissolve ②to melt
to melt into ②to blend into (surroundings)
dissolution ②melting
to dissolve (paint)
to begin to dissolve
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References

Unicode hex code 6EB6
JIS X 0208 1-45-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2659
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3277
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 664
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 816
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 478
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 610
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 791
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 854
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1663
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1517
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17983
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1878
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1392
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1481
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 705
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1643
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1501
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1238
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 799
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.15
Four corner code 3316.8
De Roo Code 377