This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジョウ、セイ、む.す、む.れる、む.らす
Romaji: jō, sei, mu.su, mu.reru, mu.rasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1552
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  jeung
Chinese Reading:  zheng1
Unicode:  84b8
JIS:  3E78

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2334
Nelson Index: 4002
New Nelson Index: 5163
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k9.19
Four Corner Index: 4433.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 904
Gakken Index: 1721
Japanese Names Index: 1981
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31618P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0834
Remembering the kanji Index: 1900
Kanji Flashcards Index: 872
Kodansha Compact Index: 665
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 915
Kanji in Context Index: 802
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1508
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2043
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1920
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2049
Essential Kanji Index: 950
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2936
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1940
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 961

Words

蒸気 (じょうき)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamship; steamboat; steamer
蒸発 (じょうはつ)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
蒸す (むす)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
蒸着 (じょうちゃく)
deposition (e.g. vacuum deposition); vaporization; evaporation
蒸発熱 (じょうはつねつ)
evaporation heat
蒸留 (じょうりゅう)
distillation
水蒸気 (すいじょうき)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
蒸かす (ふかす)
to steam (food)
蒸民 (じょうみん)
the masses; the people
蒸発皿 (じょうはつざら)
evaporating dish
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