蒸 — steam, heat, sultry

むす蒸 steam

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 13 strokes

U+84B8 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1552 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2049 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

steam
heat
sultry
foment
get musty

word

む mu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

蒸(む) す musu to steam 蒸(む) し暑(あつ) い mushiatsui hot and humid

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

蒸(じょう) 気(き) jouki steam 蒸(じょう) 留(りゅう) jouryuu distillation

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Components

Composed of

艹 grass

烝 steam

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#140 艸 grass

蒸 — steam, heat, sultry

Meanings

word

む mu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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蒸 — steam, heat, sultry

Meanings

word

む mu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).