dissolve, melt
On'yomi (音読み)
- ユウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- と.ける
- と.かす
About this kanji
The kanji 融 (ユウ) primarily means "to dissolve" or "to melt." It is often used as a noun or in compound words related to finance and resources. For example, 金融 (きんゆう) means "finance," and 融資 (ゆうし) refers to "financing" or providing loans. Another common compound is 金融機関 (きんゆうきかん), meaning "financial institutions." Additionally, 融合 (ゆうごう) means "agglutination" or combining elements, and 融通 (ゆうずう) generally refers to lending or flexibility with resources. Note that while 融 can describe melting in a literal sense, it is frequently applied in a financial context.
Example sentences
融資の申請が承認されました。
The loan application has been approved.
Meanings across languages
- English
- dissolve, melt
- Tiếng Việt
- hòa tan, nấu chảy
- 日本語
- 溶ける, 融解
- 한국어
- 녹다, 융합하다
- 中文
- 溶解, 融化
- id
- melting, cair
- th
- ละลาย, ลอมเหลว
- es
- disolver, derretir
- fr
- dissoudre, fondre
- de
- lösen, schmelzen
- pt
- dissolver, derreter
Common compounds
- 金融きんゆうfinance, financing, credit transacting
- 融資ゆうしfinancing, loan
- 金融機関きんゆうきかんfinancial institutions, banking facilities
- 融合ゆうごうagglutination, adhesion, fusion
- 融通ゆうずうlending (money, commodities, etc.), finance, loan
- 融和ゆうわharmony, reconciliation
- 核融合かくゆうごうnuclear fusion
- 投融資とうゆうしinvestment and lending
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