蒸

Meaning

蒸 centers on hot, moist vapor: steam rising, sultry heat, or the process of steaming something. The extended senses of fomenting and getting musty both come from the idea of enclosed warmth and moisture.

• 蒸気じょうき
  N2

  steam; vapour; vapor

• 蒸しむし

  steaming

• 蒸すむす
  N3

  to steam (food, towel, etc.)

• 蒸発じょうはつ
  N2

  evaporation

• 蒸留じょうりゅう
  N1

  distillation

• 蒸し暑いむしあつい
  N3

  humid; sultry

• 水蒸気すいじょうき
  N2

  water vapour; water vapor; steam

• 茶碗蒸しちゃわんむし

  chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

• 蒸し返すむしかえす

  to reheat; to steam over

• 蒸し焼きむしやき

  baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

• 蒸着じょうちゃく

  vacuum deposition

• 蒸れるむれる

  to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice)

• 蒸し蒸しむしむし

  hot and humid; muggy; sultry

• 蒸散じょうさん

  transpiration

• 蒸し風呂むしぶろ

  steam bath

• 蒸し器むしき

  steamer; steam cooker

• 蒸らすむらす

  to cook by steam

• 燻蒸くんじょう

  fumigation; smoking (out)

• 蒸れ蒸れむれむれ

  filled with steam; sweaty

• 蒸かすふかす
  N1

  to steam (food)

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