# 蒸 — Steam

Frequency rank 1346 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 烈 (Violent), less common than 賛 (Agree).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: む
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Grass on top covers water in the middle with fire below -- grass over water heated by fire creates billowing steam.

In words:

- 蒸す むす — to steam,to poultice,to be sultry
- 蒸発 じょうはつ — evaporation,unexplained disappearance
- 蒸気 じょうき — steam,vapour

[Study 蒸](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%92%B8)

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