Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1709 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
Kunyomi: わ.く, わ.かす
Onyomi: フツ
Composition: 氵 弗
Radical: 水
Reading: さんずい
Meaning: water
Strokes: 3
沸点(ふってん) boiling point
沸騰する(ふっとうする) boil, seethe [v.i.]
煮沸する(しゃふつする) boil, scald [v.t.]
沸かす(わかす) boil up [v.t.]
湯沸かし器(ゆわかしき) hot-water heater
沸く(わく) boil, get excited [v.i.]
沸き返る(わきかえる) seethe, get excited
沸々 (フツフツ) simmer, bubble out, flow out
沸々 (フツフツ) simmer, bubble out, flow out
沸く (わく) 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, to ferment, to melt (of metal)
沸かす (わかす) to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink), to excite, to rouse, to stir