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Dollar Seething Water Seethe 沸 フツ わ.く、わ.かす Boil

Kanji
Onyomi フツ
Kunyomi わ.く、わ.かす
English seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
Examples 沸騰(ふっとう): boiling; seething
沸かす(わかす): (1) to boil; to heat (2) to excite (3) to melt (metal)
沸く(わく): (1) to grow hot (of water, etc.); to boil (2) to be in a state of excitement; to get excited; to take place energetically
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1709
Components 水: water
弗: dollar
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword seethe
Koohii Story 1 Re CharleyGarrett: This liquid looks like ordinary water, but it will instantly seethe when it comes in contact with counterfeit dollar bills. The inventor must be rich (and probably has dollar signs in his eyes).
Koohii Story 2 When his daughter used a lot of water for her shower, the father could practically see the dollar signs, so he was seething with anger.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000

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