沸 — kanji meaning “seethe”
沸
seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
- Meanings
- seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
- On'yomi
- フツ (futsu)
- Kun'yomi
- わ.く、わ.かす
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1709 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- fèi — Chinese character page
Words with 沸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | boiling; seething |
| 沸かす | わかす wakasu | to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink) |
| 沸く | わく waku | to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil |
| 沸点 | ふってん futten | boiling point |
| 沸き | わき waki | boiling |
| 煮沸 | しゃふつ shafutsu | boiling up |
| 沸き立つ | わきたつ wakitatsu | to boil strongly |
| 湯沸かし | ゆわかし yuwakashi | teakettle; kettle |
| 突沸 | とっぷつ topputsu | explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping |
| 沸き返る | わきかえる wakikaeru | to boil up; to seethe |
| 沸騰点 | ふっとうてん futtouten | boiling point |
| 沸々 | ふつふつ futsufutsu | simmer; bubble out; flow out |
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