沸 – seethe, boil, ferment

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1709 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 沸 means seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フツ (futsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is わ.く、わ.かす (waku, wakasu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フツ	futsu
Kun’yomi	わ.く	waku
Kun’yomi	わ.かす	wakasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ｜・ノ・弓・汁.

Words using 沸

沸くわくto grow hot (e.g. water)沸かすわかすto boil沸騰ふっとうboiling

Example sentences

薬缶のお湯が沸いている。

The kettle is boiling.

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市の産業はみんな好景気に沸いている。

All the industries in the city are booming.

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ジェシーはコーヒーを入れる為にお湯を沸かしている。

Jessie is boiling water to make coffee.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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