How to say 'Boiling' in Japanese | 沸騰

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The Japanese word for Boiling is 'Futtou', written as 沸騰 in Japanese.'Boiling' in hiragana is ふっとう.

word

沸騰

Meaning

Boiling

Reading

ふっとう

futtou

Kanji

沸Boil 騰Rise, Inflation

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '沸騰 (ふっとう)' means 'boiling'. It refers to the process of a liquid reaching its boiling point and bubbling vigorously due to heat. This term is commonly used in both scientific and everyday contexts. For example: the water is boiling「お湯が沸騰している」(おゆがふっとうしている). The excitement reached a boiling point「興奮が沸騰点に達した」(こうふんがふっとうてんにたっした). In a figurative sense, it can also describe a situation or emotions reaching a peak or climax, such as 'the crowd's excitement was boiling over'「群衆の興奮が沸騰していた」(ぐんしゅうのこうふんがふっとうしていた).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7399

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 沸騰

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

沸

Meaning

Boil

kanji

騰

Meaning

Rise, Inflation

Words Related to 沸騰 Through the Kanji 沸

This Word contains the Kanji 沸 as well.

word

沸かす

Meaning

Boil

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