沸
boil, breed, ferment, seethe, uproar
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:1709
Vocabulary
フツ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煮沸 | シャフツ | boiling up |
| 沸沸 | フツフツ | simmer; bubble out; flow out |
| 煮沸消毒 | シャフツショウドク | sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling |
| 煮沸器 | シャフツキ | scalder |
| 共沸 | キョウフツ | azeotrope |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沸かす | わかす | to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう | boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation; soaring (of prices); shooting up |
| 沸く | わく | to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically; to ferment; to melt (of metal) |
| 湯沸かし器 | ゆわかしき | water heater; water boiler |
| 沸き返る | わきかえる | to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar |
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