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蒸

Kanji 蒸: meaning "Steam, Heat, Sultry", readings, stroke order

The kanji 蒸 means "Steam, Heat, Sultry". On'yomi: ジョウ; kun'yomi: むす、むれる、むらす. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Steam, Heat, Sultry
On'yomi
ジョウ
Kun'yomi
むすむれるむらす
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 蒸

  • 蒸し暑い むしあつい — humid, sultry
  • 蒸す むす — to steam, to poultice, to be sultry
  • 蒸気 じょうき — steam, vapor
  • 蒸発 じょうはつ — evaporation; unexplained disappearance
  • 水蒸気 すいじょうき — water vapor, steam
  • 蒸す むす — to steam (food, towel, etc.) to be hot and humid, to be sultry
  • 蒸溜 じょうりゅう — distillation

Stroke order · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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