融
ユウ, と.ける, と.かす, あきら

dissolve, melt

JLPT1 G7 S16 F481

虫 here an abbreviated form# of 蟲 swarm + 鬲 tripod cooking vessel/cauldron → stir a swarm of objects in a cooking vessel (compare 毒 and 熟) → *melt*; *dissolve*.

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