蒸 — kanji meaning “steam”
蒸
steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
- Meanings
- steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)、セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi
- む.す、む.れる、む.らす
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1552 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- zhēng — Chinese character page
Words with 蒸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸発 | じょうはつ jouhatsu | evaporation |
| 蒸気 | じょうき jouki | steam; vapour; vapor |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき suijouki | water vapour; water vapor; steam |
| 蒸し | むし mushi | steaming |
| 蒸す | むす musu | to steam (food, towel, etc.) |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid; sultry |
| 蒸し返す | むしかえす mushikaesu | to reheat; to steam over |
| 蒸留 | じょうりゅう jouryuu | distillation |
| 燻蒸 | くんじょう kunjou | fumigation; smoking (out) |
| 茶碗蒸し | ちゃわんむし chawanmushi | chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory) |
| 蒸し焼き | むしやき mushiyaki | baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan |
| 蒸着 | じょうちゃく jouchaku | vacuum deposition |
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