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Kotomora

沸

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • フツ

Kun'yomi

  • わ.く
  • わ.かす

Meaning

沸 centers on liquid becoming agitated by heat: boiling or seething. The extended senses of fermenting, uproar, and breeding all share the idea of something bubbling up or becoming turbulent.

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Etymology

沸 combines 氵 (water) with 弗, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something being forcefully expelled or rising, as in boiling water.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 beside 弗, which looks like a bow with arrows, suggests water shooting up like arrows when it boils.

Reading mnemonic

For フツ, imagine a pot of water boiling so fiercely it makes a 'futs futs' sound: futs -> フツ.