沸
Seethe
Meanings
Seethe, Boil, Ferment, Uproar, Breed
On'yomi
ふつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
わ.く、 わ.かす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
沸 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
沸 (Seethe) is taught on WaniKani at level 51 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1709 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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