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seethe
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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Kun readingわ.く、わ.かす
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. seetheRtK
    彼のホームランは観衆を沸かせた。The spectators were excited by his home run.tatoeba
    地面から水が沸き出ている。The water is welling up from the ground.tatoeba
  2. boil
    先生は「水は１００度で沸騰する」と言った。Our teacher said that water boils at 100°C.tatoeba
    銅壷をいれて湯を沸かすこともある。They are sometimes used to boil water using doko (copper containers).wiki
  3. ferment
  4. uproar
  5. breed
  1. to grow hot (e.g. water)
  2. to boil
  3. to get excited (at)
  4. to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.)
  5. to be in a ferment

Popular Usage

沸く沸かす

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · dollar · bow (弓) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1325

Compound words

沸くわく
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment
沸かすわかす
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse
沸騰ふっとう
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation
湯沸かし器ゆわかしき
water heater; water boiler
煮沸しゃふつ
boiling up
沸すわかす
to boil
湯沸器ゆわかしき
water heater
湯沸し器ゆわかしき
water heater
湯沸し機ゆわかしき
water heater
沸き出すわきだす
to gush out
沸騰するふっとうする
to boil
湯沸かし機ゆわかしき
water heater
沸き上がるわきあがる
to boil up

Additional Examples

銅壷をいれて湯を沸かすこともある。
They are sometimes used to boil water using doko (copper containers).wiki
茶を点てる前、湯を沸かす時に炉等で焚くための香を中に入れる。
Incense is put in Kogo before making up tea, in order to burn incense in a hearth and so on when boiling water.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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