とろける

とろける
verb (ichidan)
to melt; to dissolve in the mouth; to be enchanted
自動詞 intransitivefooddescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentとろけるとろけない
Present politeとろけますとろけません
Pastとろけたとろけなかった
Past politeとろけましたとろけませんでした
て formとろけてとろけなくて
ている presentとろけているとろけていない
ている politeとろけていますとろけていません
ている pastとろけていたとろけていなかった
ている past politeとろけていましたとろけていませんでした
Conditional ばとろければとろけなければ
Conditional たらとろけたらとろけなかったら
Volitionalとろけよう—
Volitional politeとろけましょう—
Potentialとろけられるとろけられない
Passiveとろけられるとろけられない
Causativeとろけさせるとろけさせない
Imperativeとろけろとろけるな
1. to melt; to dissolve in the mouth
Of food, especially fatty or rich food, to soften and melt smoothly — often used as a sign of high quality.
This meat melts in your mouth.
A cheesecake with a melt-in-your-mouth texture.
The well-marbled tuna melted away on my tongue.
2. to be entranced; to be melted (by pleasure, beauty, or affection)
Figurative use: to be so charmed, moved, or relaxed that one feels one's body or mind is melting. Common in descriptions of music, faces, hot springs, and romantic moments.
彼(かれ)の笑顔(えがお)にとろけてしまった。
I was completely melted by his smile.
When I soak in a hot spring, I feel my fatigue melting away.
Holding the puppy, she had an utterly melted look on her face.

Intransitive ichidan verb. The pair 溶(と)かす / 溶(と)く 'to dissolve' shares the same physical idea, but とろける specifically emphasizes a soft, smooth, pleasurable melting.

Writing

Usually written in hiragana. Less common kanji forms are 蕩(とろ)ける (especially for sense 2) and 溶(と)ろける.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 溶(と)ける: to melt; to dissolve — broader, physical/chemical sense
  • 蕩(とろ)ける: same word, less common kanji form
  • ほぐれる: to come loose; to be relieved — for tension/fatigue without the 'melting' nuance