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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
JōyōGrade 6
  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

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

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)
蒸し暑いむしあつい
humid; sultry
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
蒸しパンむしパン
steamed bun; steamed bread

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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