THE WORD · N4
沸く
Boil
Verbe · Group 1 verb
薬缶のお湯が沸いている。
The kettle is boiling.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : sacredceltic
Parts of speech
Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 1 (godan)
Verb usage: intransit
English dictionary meanings
- to grow hot (e.g. water)
- to boil
- to get excited (at)
- to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.)
- to be in a ferment
- to take place energetically
- to ferment
- to melt (of metal)