Kanji

沸

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わく, わかす

Common Readings

フツ, わ…かす, わ…く

Example sentences

沸く わく
お風呂が沸いたので、先に入ってください。

The bath is ready, so please go in first.

歓喜 かんき
チームが優勝した瞬間、ファンは歓喜に沸いた。

The moment the team won, the fans erupted in delight.

沸騰 ふっとう
お湯が沸騰したら、麺を入れてください。

Once the water boils, please add the noodles.

麺 めん
沸騰したお湯に麺を入れて、三分間ゆでる。

Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook for three minutes.

沸かす わかす
お湯を沸かして、コーヒーを淹れた。

I boiled some water and made coffee.

やかん やかん
湯を沸かすために、やかんを火にかけた。

I put the kettle on the fire to boil water.

沸き上がる わきあがる
ゴールが決まると、会場全体に歓声が沸き上がった。

When the goal was scored, cheers erupted throughout the venue.

沸き起こる わきおこる
会場には、激しい拍手が沸き起こった。

Thunderous applause erupted in the venue.

どよめき どよめき
ニュースを聞いた会場から、どよめきが沸き起こった。

A stir arose from the venue after hearing the news.

沸点 ふってん
彼の怒りが沸点に達した

His anger reached a boiling point.

Example Vocabulary

沸く

わく

to boil; to get hot; to eruption in excitement

沸騰

ふっとう

boiling; effervescence; upsurge

沸かす

わかす

to boil; to heat up

沸き立つ

わきたつ

沸き上がる

わきあがる

to boil up; to erupt (with cheers); to well up (emotions)

沸き起こる

わきおこる

to well up; to arise; to burst out

沸点

ふってん

boiling point

沸々

ふつふつ

沸きあがる

わきあがる

湯沸かし

ゆわかし

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