8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

Kun'yomi
  • to grow hot (e.g. water) ②to get excited (at) ③to ferment ④to melt (of metal)
  • to boil ②to excite ③to melt (metal)
On'yomi
  • フツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かす 69.5%
フツ 30.5%

Character Breakdown

seethe, boil, ferment
わ.く フツ (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
dollar, two arrows tied together
どる フツ ホチ (Kentei Pre-1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

to grow hot (e.g. water) ②to get excited (at) ③to ferment ④to melt (of metal)
to boil ②to excite ③to melt (metal)
boiling ②becoming heated (e.g. debate) ③soaring (prices)
to boil strongly ②to be excited
being much talked about
to boil up ②to get excited
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References

Unicode hex code 6CB8
JIS X 0208 1-42-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2524
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3094
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 329
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 387
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 244
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 291
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1325
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1707
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1627
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17251
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1767
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1792
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1928
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 670
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1205
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1494
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1180
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1245
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.3
Four corner code 3512.7
De Roo Code 344