| 915 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 904 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1721 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4002 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 943 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 973 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 802 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 665 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2043 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31618P | Morohashi |
| 2334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1900 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2049 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 961 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蒸気 【ジョウキ】 steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive
- 蒸発 【ジョウハツ】 evaporation, disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace
- 燻蒸 【クンジョウ】 fumigation, smoking (out)
- 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
- せいろ蒸し 【セイロムシ】 steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer
Kun reading compounds
- 蒸す 【むす】 to steam (food, towel, etc.), to be hot and humid, to be sultry
- 蒸れる 【むれる】 to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice), to be stuffy, to grow musty, to get close, to become sweaty, to feel sticky, to moulder
- 蒸らす 【むらす】 to cook by steam
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- vapor
- echar vapor
- cocinar al vapor
Portuguese
- vapor
- calor
- quente
- compressas
- ficar mofado
French
- cuire à la vapeur
- chauffer
- torride
- fomenter
- renfermé
| 1940 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84b8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 煮沸 【シャフツ】 boiling up
- 煮沸器 【シャフツキ】 scalder
Kun reading compounds
- 煮る 【にる】 to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
- 煮るなり焼くなり 【にるなりやくなり】 as you please, in any way you like, as you wish
- 煮える 【にえる】 to be boiled, to be cooked
- 煮やす 【にやす】 to cook inside
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- cocer
- hervir
Portuguese
- ferver
- cozinhar
French
- mijoter
- bouillir
- cuire
| 1338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1294 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2771 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1179 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1787 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1795 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1277 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3460 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2426 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1265 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19165P | Morohashi |
| 2785 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3437 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1563 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1440 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4433.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 716e | Unicode hex code |