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Kanji: 蒸
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KANJI

蒸

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	艸 (艹) Radical name: くさ（くさがしら）
Meaning:	Steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty
Usage:	Appears rarely in Japanese newspapers; about 1600 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	蒸気(じょうき)	steam, vapour
N2	蒸発(じょうはつ)	evaporation, unexplained disappearance
N2	水蒸気(すいじょうき)	water vapour, steam
N2	蒸(む)し暑(あつ)い	humid, sultry
N2	蒸(む)す	to steam, to poultice, to be sultry
N1	蒸留(じょうりゅう)	distillation

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