沸 is the Japanese kanji for boil, seethe, ferment, uproar, breed. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is わ.く、わ.かす and its on reading is フツ.
Stroke order
Words with 沸
- 沸かすto boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink)
- 沸くto grow hot (e.g. water), to boil
- 沸騰boiling, seething
- 沸き起こるto well up, to burst, to arise
- 沸き返るto boil up, to seethe
- 湯沸かし器water heater, water boiler
Practice 沸 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.