Japanese symbol for “dissolved”

溶存

ようぞん

Romaji: youzon

dissolved

In Japanese, dissolved is 溶存, read ようぞん (youzon).

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Meanings

adj-f dissolved
n, vs dissolving; dissolution

Kanji and stroke order

溶

melt, dissolve, thaw

on: ヨウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす、と.く

13 strokes · JLPT 2

存

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.

Word	Reading	Meaning
溶かす	とかす tokasu	to melt; to liquefy; to thaw
溶解	ようかい youkai	dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)
溶岩	ようがん yougan	lava
溶接	ようせつ yousetsu	welding
溶液	ようえき youeki	solution (liquid)
溶鉱炉	ようこうろ youkouro	smelting furnace; blast furnace
存在	そんざい sonzai	existence; being; presence
保存	ほぞん hozon	preservation; conservation; storage

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