Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

1552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Kunyomi: む.す む.れる む.らす

Onyomi: ジョウ セイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くさかんむり

Meaning: grass

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

気(じょうき)   steam, vapor

発する(じょうはつする)   evaporate

留する(じょうりゅうする)   distill

す(むす)   steam, be humid

し器(むしき)   steamer

し暑い(むしあつい)   humid, sultry

らす(むらす)   steam, cook by steam [v.t.]

れる(むれる)   be well steamed [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

ジョウキ steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive

ジョウハツ evaporation, disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace

クンジョウ fumigation, smoking (out)

セイロ bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

せいろ セイロムシ steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer

Kunyomi Examples

むす to steam (food, towel, etc.), to be hot and humid, to be sultry

れる むれる to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice), to be stuffy, to grow musty, to get close, to become sweaty, to feel sticky, to moulder

らす むらす to cook by steam