沸
沸 — Seethe
seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed
On’yomiフツ (futsu)
Kun’yomiわく (waku)
Kun’yomiわかす (wakasu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 沸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate) |
| 沸かす | わかす wakasu | to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink) |
| 沸く | わく waku | to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at) |
| 沸き起こる | わきおこる wakiokoru | to well up; to burst; to arise |
| 湯沸かし器 | ゆわかしき yuwakashiki | water heater; water boiler |
| 沸き返る | わきかえる wakikaeru | to boil up; to seethe; to get excited |
Study notes
沸 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1709 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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