JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5
蒸

Meaning

Kanji 蒸

steam

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

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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
艸
Components
一 • ノ • 亅 • 艾 • 杰
Kanji Kentei
Level 5
Similar Kanji
烝 • 篜

Related vocabulary

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

野菜を蒸してください。

please steam the vegetables.

肉まんを五分ほど蒸した。

i steamed the meat bun for about five minutes.

ご飯を少し蒸らしたほうがいい。

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

窓が曇って、部屋が蒸してきた。

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

今日は蒸し暑くて眠れない。

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