JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5

Meaning

Kanji 蒸

steam

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Stroke Order
Stroke order animation controls

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
む.すむ.れるむ.らす
Onyomi 音読み
ジョウセイ
Nanori 名乗り
すすむつぐつまき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
Grade 6
JLPT
JLPT N2
Frequency
#1552
Strokes
13
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 5
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 33 common entries

Showing 33 of 91 entries that include this kanji.

蒸す

むす

to steam (food, towel, etc.)

蒸発

じょうはつ

evaporation

蒸し返す

むしかえす

to reheat

蒸気

じょうき

steamboat

蒸かす

ふかす

to steam (food)

蒸し

むし

steaming

蒸気機関

じょうききかん

steam engine

蒸しパン

むしパン

steamed bun

せいろ蒸し

せいろむし

steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer

蒸ける

ふける

to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

野菜をしてください。

please steam the vegetables.

肉まんを五分ほどした。

i steamed the meat bun for about five minutes.

ご飯を少しらしたほうがいい。

it's better to let the rice sit and steam a little.

窓が曇って、部屋がしてきた。

the windows fogged up, and the room started to feel sultry.

今日はし暑くて眠れない。

it's so hot and humid today that i can't sleep.