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Kanji 蒸: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 蒸: steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Key takeaways

Kanji 蒸: steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

steamheatsultryfomentget musty

On reading

ジョウセイ

Kun reading

む.すむ.れるむ.らす

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 蒸

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

艹 + 烝

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine steaming (烝) plants or herbs (艹) in a pot. This character represents the steam or the process of steaming vegetables and medicinal plants.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジョウ
  • 蒸留じょうりゅう

    distillation / purification by heating

  • 蒸気じょうき

    steam / vapor

  • 蒸発じょうはつ

    evaporation / disappearance

  • 水蒸気すいじょうき

    water vapor / steam

Kun reading

む.す
  • 蒸すむす

    to steam / to feel hot and humid

Commonly used words

  • 蒸留
    じょうりゅう

    distillation / purification by heating

  • 蒸気
    じょうき

    steam / vapor

  • 蒸発
    じょうはつ

    evaporation / disappearance

  • 水蒸気
    すいじょうき

    water vapor / steam

  • 蒸す
    むす

    to steam / to feel hot and humid

Example sentences

Example 1

水の留装置を使います。

Translation

I use a water distillation device.

Example 2

留したアルコールは純度が高いです。

Translation

Distilled alcohol has high purity.

Example 3

やかんから気が出ている。

Translation

Steam is coming out of the kettle.

Example 4

工場の煙と気が空に上がる。

Translation

Smoke and steam rise into the sky from the factory.

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