沸

沸 — readings, stroke count and radical

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seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵弗

沸騰ふっとう気化が、液体の表面からだけでなく内部からも激しく発生すること。沸き立つように盛り上がること。騒然となること。boiling, seething, becoming heated (e.g. of a debate), excitement
沸かすわかす「わかす」の漢字表記。to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink), to excite
沸くわくto grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.)
沸き起こるわきおこるto well up, to burst, to arise
沸き返るわきかえるto boil up, to seethe, to get excited, to be in an uproar
沸点ふってん液体が、沸騰し始める温度。 (比喩) 刺激が強くなったり蓄積されたりして、反応が変化する瞬間。boiling point
沸々ふつふつsimmer, bubble out, flow out
沸石ふっせきzeolite
沸きわきboiling
沸騰点ふっとうてんboiling point
沸き立つわきたつto boil strongly, to be excited
沸かし湯わかしゆhot water (esp. cold mineral spring water heated up at the right temperature for bathing)
沸かし器わかしきurn (for hot water), pot, boiler
沸きが早いわきがはやいquick to warm up (e.g. of a kettle)
沸き上げるわきあげるto heat something up
沸きこぼれるわきこぼれるto bubble over, to boil over
沸騰水型原子炉ふっとうすいがたげんしろboiling-water reactor, BWR

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