Kanji

蒸

蒸

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ, セイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むす, むれる, むらす

Nanori (Name Reading)

つぐ, つまき

Common Readings

ジョウ, む…す, む…らす, む…れる

Example sentences

蒸発 じょうはつ
暑い日の午後は、打ち水をしたアスファルトから水分がすぐに蒸発していく。

On a hot afternoon, the water sprinkled on the asphalt evaporates immediately.

気体 きたい
水は加熱されると蒸発して気体になります。

Water evaporates and becomes a gas when heated.

蒸気 じょうき
やかんから白い蒸気が立ち上がっている。

White steam is rising from the kettle.

蒸す むす
蒸し暑い夏の日、部屋の中が蒸す。

On a hot and humid summer day, the room gets steamy.

豆 まめ
朝食に、蒸した豆をサラダに入れて食べた。

I put steamed beans in my salad and ate them for breakfast.

蒸し暑い むしあつい
今日はとても蒸し暑い一日だった。

Today was a very humid day.

じっとり じっとり
蒸し暑い日、額がじっとり汗で濡れた。

On a humid day, my forehead became damp with sweat.

水蒸気 すいじょうき
湯気は水蒸気が冷えてできたものだ。

Steam is formed when water vapor cools.

蒸留 じょうりゅう
ウイスキーは穀物を蒸留して作られます。

Whiskey is made by distilling grain.

Example Vocabulary

蒸発

じょうはつ

evaporation; disappearing; vanishing

蒸気

じょうき

steam; vapor

蒸す

むす

to steam; to be humid/sultry

蒸し返す

むしかえす

蒸し暑い

むしあつい

humid; sultry

水蒸気

すいじょうき

water vapor; steam

蒸れる

むれる

蒸留酒

じょうりゅうしゅ

蒸し焼き

むしやき

蒸留

じょうりゅう

distillation

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