JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 蒸: "steam, heat, sultry"
The kanji 蒸 means "steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ジョウ, セイ in on'yomi and む.す, む.れる, む.らす 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)
ジョウセイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
む.すむ.れるむ.らす
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 | steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1552 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蒸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蒸発evaporation · disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
- 蒸気steam; vapour; vapor · steamboat; steam locomotive
- 蒸すto steam (food, towel, etc.) · to be hot and humid; to be sultry
- 蒸し返すto reheat; to steam over · to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up; to rehash
- 蒸し暑いhumid; sultry
- 水蒸気water vapour; water vapor; steam
- 蒸れるto be steamed (properly, e.g. rice) · to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close; to become sweaty
- 蒸留酒distilled liquor; spirits
- 蒸し焼きbaking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
- 蒸留distillation
- 蒸気機関車steam locomotive
- 蒸らすto cook by steam
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