Japanese word

溶く

Pronunciation

Romajitoku

Meaning

  • verbmix

Example

小麦粉を水に溶きます。ko mugi kona o mizu ni to ki ma su

I mix flour with water.

Illustration for 溶く (mix)

More examples

みそを少量のだしに溶いてから、鍋に加えます。mi so o shō ryō no da shi ni to i te ka ra nabe ni kuwa e ma su

I mix the miso with a small amount of dashi before adding it to the pot.

Core concept

It centers on making a substance blend evenly into a liquid, often through stirring or beating.

Common phrases

  • 小麦粉を水に溶くko mugi kona o mizu ni to ku

    mix flour with water

  • 片栗粉を水に溶くkata kuri ko o mizu ni to ku

    mix potato starch with water

Similar words

混ぜるmazeru: To combine two or more substances into one mixture, often by stirring.
溶かすtokasu: To make a solid dissolve in a liquid or melt through heat.
かき混ぜるkakimazeru: To stir substances together with repeated circular movement.

Definition in Japanese

粉や卵などを液体の中で混ぜ合わせ、溶け込ませて全体を均一にする。kona ya tamago na do o eki tai no naka de ma ze a wa se to ke ko ma se te zen tai o kin itsu ni su ru

Word origin

溶く (toku) is a native Japanese verb, not a Sino-Japanese compound; 溶く is the kanji spelling assigned to the native form とく (toku), and its lexical origin is not securely established.

Usage tips

  • In cooking instructions, 溶く (toku) is used for mixing an ingredient into liquid, whereas 溶かす (tokasu) is used when the ingredient itself melts or dissolves.

Other meanings

  • dissolveverb

Related words

  • 溶き方tokikataway of mixingnoun

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