Memory phrase for the Kanji: 蒸


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Meaning

steam, vapour, sultry

Pronunciation


musu/reru

Explanation

From top: plant , child and water , fire

Mnemonic

Like winding plants or splashing children, the water bubbles on the fire and it gets sultry from the steam.

Radicals

plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
fireBoth the radical renga and this radical are used for fire.
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Vocabulary

 水蒸気  すいじょうき  water vapour, steam
 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/vapour
 蒸溜  じょうりゅう  distillation
 蒸発  じょうはつ  evaporation/unexplained disappearance

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