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溶く

とく

to dissolve, to beat (an egg)

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Examples

  1. 卵を溶いた。

    たまごをといた。

    I beat the egg.

  2. 粉を水で溶いてください。

    こなをみずでといてください。

    Mix the flour with water.

  3. 味噌は出汁で溶いてから入れる。

    みそはだしでといてからいれる。

    Dissolve the miso in some stock before adding it.

Common patterns

卵を溶く
to beat an egg
水で溶く
to mix with water
よく溶く
to mix thoroughly

Memory tip

溶く is stirring something into liquid until it is smooth — eggs, flour, miso. 溶かす is melting a solid such as chocolate or ice, and 溶ける is the intransitive "to melt / dissolve".

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