蒸 – steam, heat, sultry

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The kanji 蒸 means steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ、セイ (jou, sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is む.す、む.れる、む.らす (musu, mureru, murasu). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
On’yomi	セイ	sei
Kun’yomi	む.す	musu
Kun’yomi	む.れる	mureru
Kun’yomi	む.らす	murasu

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: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: ノ・一・亅・杰・艾.

Words using 蒸

蒸すむすto steam (food, towel, etc.)蒸し暑いむしあついhumid蒸気じょうきsteam蒸発じょうはつevaporation水蒸気すいじょうきwater vapour蒸溜じょうりゅうdistillation

Example sentences

そのエンジンは蒸気で動く。

The engine is driven by steam.

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露は太陽が昇ると蒸発した。

The dew evaporated when the sun rose.

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聞きましたわよ。ご両親が借金を残して蒸発したそうですわね。

I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?

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Kanji with the same radical

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