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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: 艹 烝

蒸

Radical

Radical: 艸

Reading: くさかんむり

Meaning: grass

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

蒸気(じょうき)   steam, vapor

蒸発する(じょうはつする)   evaporate

蒸留する(じょうりゅうする)   distill

蒸す(むす)   steam, be humid

蒸し器(むしき)   steamer

蒸し暑い(むしあつい)   humid, sultry

蒸らす(むらす)   steam, cook by steam [v.t.]

蒸れる(むれる)   be well steamed [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

蒸気 (ジョウキ) steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive

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

燻蒸 (クンジョウ) fumigation, smoking (out)

蒸籠 (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)

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

蒸れる (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

蒸らす (むらす) to cook by steam

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