Japanese symbol for “melting”
溶融
ようゆう
Romaji: youyuu
melting; fusion
In Japanese, melting is 溶融, read ようゆう (youyuu).
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
- n, vi, vs melting; fusion
Written forms: 溶融、熔融. Readings: ようゆう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “melting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溶解 | ようかい youkai | melting; liquefying; fusion |
| 融解 | ゆうかい yuukai | melting; fusion; liquefaction |
| 冶 | や ya | melting |
| 溶化 | ようか youka | melting; smelting |
| 氷解 | ひょうかい hyoukai | melting (of ice) |
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 |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance; financing; credit transacting |
| 融資 | ゆうし yuushi | financing; loan |
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.