溶ける

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The ichidan intransitive verb 溶ける (とける) covers melting through heat and dissolving into a liquid.
• Basic usage: The changing substance is the subject, as with ice that melts or sugar that お茶の中で溶ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Intransitive melting and dissolving
  • It is intransitive, describing the material changing rather than someone melting or dissolving it.