The kanji 沸: meaning, readings and stroke order
沸
- Meaning
- boil
- On reading
- フツ futsu
- Kun reading
- わ(く) waku、わ(かす) wakasu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 水 water
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- sôi, đun sôi (phí)
- Japanese
- わく。わかす。
- Korean
- 끓다, 끓이다 (비)
- Chinese
- 沸腾、烧开
Readings, words and example sentences
フツ futsu · on reading · less common
沸点
boiling point
水の 沸点を 調べます。
We find out the boiling point of water.
わ(く) waku · kun reading
沸く
to boil
お湯が 沸きました。
The water has come to a boil.
わ(かす) wakasu · kun reading
沸かす
to boil (water)
やかんで お湯を 沸かします。
I boil water in the kettle.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.