Kanji Details:
- 蒸
- Frequency:1552
- Kun: む.す, む.れる, む.らす
- On: ジョウ, セイ
- Meaning: steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 蒸気 じょうき steam, vapour, vapor 蒸す むす to steam, to poultice, to be sultry 蒸し むし steaming 水蒸気 すいじょうき water vapour, water vapor, steam 蒸発 じょうはつ evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts), unexplained disappearance 蒸気機関 じょうききかん steam engine 蒸し暑い むしあつい humid, sultry 蒸し返す むしかえす to reheat, to steam over, to bring up again, to take up again a problem that has been dealt with 蒸かす ふかす to steam 蒸ける ふける to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)