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蒸

steam
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingジョウ、セイ
Kun readingむ.す、む.れる、む.らす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. steamRtK
  2. foment
  3. get musty
    彼は部屋が蒸し暑すぎると文句を言った。He complained about the room being too hot and humid.tatoeba
    火室蒸発伝熱面積：5.2mSize of fire room evaporative heat transfer is: 5.2 mwiki
  4. heat
  5. sultry
  1. to steam (food, towel, etc.)
  2. to be hot and humid
  3. to be sultry

Popular Usage

蒸気蒸発水蒸気

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · helping hand · complete · water (水) · one (一) · floor · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2049

Compound words

蒸気じょうき
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
蒸発じょうはつ
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
水蒸気すいじょうき
water vapour; water vapor; steam
蒸し暑いむしあつい
humid; sultry
蒸しパンむしパン
steamed bun; steamed bread
蒸すむす
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
蒸しむし
steaming
蒸かすふかす
to steam (food)
蒸し返すむしかえす
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
薫蒸くんじょう
fumigation
蒸汽じょうき
steam
蒸溜じょうりゅう
distillation
蒸餾じょうりゅう
distillation
蕪蒸かぶらむし
steamed fish with grated turnip on top
熏蒸くんじょう
fumigation
燻蒸くんじょう
fumigation
蒸けるふける
to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)
蒸し器むしき
steamer, steam cooker
蒸汽船じょうきせん
steamship
蒸暑いむしあつい
humid
蒸発皿じょうはつざら
evaporating dish
蒸返すむしかえす
to reheat
茶碗蒸ちゃわんむし
chawanmushi
苧環蒸おだまきむし
odamaki mushi

Additional Examples

彼は蒸気で船を動かすのに成功した。
He succeeded in applying steam to navigation.tatoeba
熱は水を水蒸気に変える。
Heat turns water into steam.tatoeba
熱は水を蒸気に変える。
Heat turns water into steam.tatoeba
煙管蒸発伝熱面積：47.7m
Size of smoke tube evaporative heat transfer area: 47.7 mwiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蒸

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