溶け合う

• 読み: とけあう
• ローマ字: tokeeau
• 漢字の分解: 溶 (to/yō) — dissolve, melt; 合 (a/gō) — meet, combine
• 発音: /to.ke.a.ɯ/

意味

To melt together; to blend; to merge harmoniously; to fuse into one.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 溶ける (tokeru — to melt, dissolve) + 合う (au — to do mutually, to come together). 溶け合う describes two or more things dissolving into each other so that the boundary between them disappears — colours blending on a canvas, musical tones merging, or cultures integrating seamlessly. It carries a positive, harmonious nuance, unlike 混ざり合う (to mix together), which is more neutral about the result.

例文

1. 夕焼けの赤とオレンジが空で溶け合い、幻想的な光景を作り出していた。
2. 異なる文化が溶け合って生まれた料理は、独特の豊かさを持つ。
3. ヴァイオリンとチェロの音色が溶け合い、深い余韻を残した。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, music, culture, nature, literature

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

溶ける (tokeru — to melt, from 溶 meaning dissolve, melt) + 合う (au — mutual action). The combination emphasises the mutual nature of the melting, both elements dissolving into the other.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal