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Japanese symbol for “dissolved”

Romaji: youzon
dissolved

In Japanese, dissolved is , read (youzon).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-f dissolved
  2. n, vs dissolving; dissolution

Kanji and stroke order

melt, dissolve, thaw
on: ヨウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす、と.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
exist, suppose, be aware of
on: ソン、ゾン
kun: ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とかす tokasuto melt; to liquefy; to thaw
ようかい youkaidissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)
ようがん youganlava
ようせつ yousetsuwelding
ようえき youekisolution (liquid)
ようこうろ youkourosmelting furnace; blast furnace
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
ほぞん hozonpreservation; conservation; storage

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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