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蒸 む.す、む.れる、む.らす 蒸す(むす): to steam; to poultice; to be sultry水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapour; water vapor; steam蒸気(じょうき): (1) steam; vapour; vapor (2) steamship; steamboat; steamer蒸発(じょうはつ): (1) evaporation (2) disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance蒸し暑い(むしあつい): humid; sultry蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation 6 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)烝: many; offer; dedicate; to steam 艸 6 (none) steam When you want to steam some flowers/vegetation you don't cover them completely with water, rather you have just a little at the floor of the saucepan and then heat.

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ジョウ、セイ steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty 2 1552 13 140 くさ・くさかんむり 形声 Phonetic Think of a picture of someone steaming vegetables. On top you see the flowers of cauliflower or something else that is being steamed. Underneath, the pan is completely full of water. Below the pan is a floor - that's the hotplate - and under that the oven fire. Caution: don't confuse with boil (#1257), or the steam radical in spirit (#1885).

Kanji	蒸
Onyomi	ジョウ、セイ
Kunyomi	む.す、む.れる、む.らす
English	steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
Examples	蒸す(むす): to steam; to poultice; to be sultry 水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapour; water vapor; steam 蒸気(じょうき): (1) steam; vapour; vapor (2) steamship; steamboat; steamer 蒸発(じょうはつ): (1) evaporation (2) disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance 蒸し暑い(むしあつい): humid; sultry 蒸留(じょうりゅう): distillation
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	1552
Components	艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140) 烝: many; offer; dedicate; to steam
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	艸
Radical Number	140
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	steam
Koohii Story 1	Think of a picture of someone steaming vegetables. On top you see the flowers of cauliflower or something else that is being steamed. Underneath, the pan is completely full of water. Below the pan is a floor - that's the hotplate - and under that the oven fire. Caution: don't confuse with boil (#1257), or the steam radical in spirit (#1885).
Koohii Story 2	When you want to steam some flowers/vegetation you don't cover them completely with water, rather you have just a little at the floor of the saucepan and then heat.

Steam Sultry Water Vapour Disappearance Radical Pan Completely