Keyword
steamy
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig2049
Readings
(39%)
せい
(1%)
Composed of
blades of grass
helping hand
fire sparks
Used in vocabulary (128 in total)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
Examples (23 in total)
This ship is driven by steam.
When water boils, it turns into steam.
Water changes into vapor when it is heated.
Water changes into steam.
Heat turns water into steam.
In hot weather, water evaporates quickly.
The water evaporated.
Water evaporates when it is heated.
I eat steamed banana bread.
It's muggy today, isn't it?
He complained about the room being too hot and humid.
Japan's summers are hot and humid.
It was really muggy yesterday.
Was it humid yesterday?
Steam is rising from the pot.
Can you stop bringing that up?
Yesterday was very hot and humid.
Is it humid now in Boston?
Steam locomotives run less smoothly than electric trains.
Steam boilers may explode.
A steam engine transforms heat into power.
These solvents, due to their volatility, evaporate into the atmosphere when used.
The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.