JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 沸: "seethe, boil, ferment"
The kanji 沸 means "seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read フツ in on'yomi and わ.く, わ.かす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わ.くわ.かす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1709 of 2,501 |
Common words with 沸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沸くto grow hot (e.g. water); to boil · to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically
- 沸騰boiling; seething · becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation
- 沸かすto boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink) · to excite; to rouse; to stir
- 沸き立つto boil strongly · to be excited
- 沸々simmer; bubble out; flow out
- 沸き起こるto well up; to burst; to arise
- 沸点boiling point
- 湯沸かしteakettle; kettle
- 煮沸boiling up
- 沸き返るto boil up; to seethe · to get excited; to be in an uproar
- 煮沸消毒sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
- 湯沸かし器water heater; water boiler
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