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蒸 means 'heat with steam'
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Lower element exists as a rare kanji, 烝
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 蒸 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 蒸 is used 68 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
1. steam; vapour; vapor2. steamship; steamboat; steamer (see also: 蒸気船; abbreviation)
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be hot and humid; to be sultry(click the word for examples and links)
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