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Kanji Detail for 沸 - "boil"

沸

  • Meaning

    沸 means "boil." Also associated with bubble up, surge.

    1. Boil - To heat liquid until it bubbles.

    2. Bubble up - To rise and overflow.

    3. Surge - To rise suddenly; to swell.

    4. Excited - Stirred up; agitated.

  • Words using 沸

    • 沸騰 ふっとう Listen boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate)
    • 沸かす わかす Listen to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink)
    • 沸く わく Listen to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at)

  • Tattoo check: 沸

    • Verified meaning: boil
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: bubble up, surge

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seethe; boil; ferment; uproar; breed

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    boil, bubble up, gush

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to boil

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to boil, to bubble up, to gush

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a liquid is heated until it produces bubbles, it is called boiling (沸). This is what is commonly called boiling water.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    futsu(フツ) フツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wa.kasu(わ-かす) わ-かす

    wa.ku(わく) わく

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    boil bubble up surge erupt excited flourish seethe ferment agitation bubbles churn effervescence excitement heat hot overflow rage scalding simmer steam stir

Sentences including 沸

  • Is the bath ready?

  • What are you boiling?

  • The bath is ready.

  • The water began to boil.

  • Boil the water.

  • What temperature does water boil at?

  • Water boils at 100 degrees.

  • The kettle is boiling.

  • The water has boiled away.

  • The country seethed over the issue of national defense.

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