Vocabulary

What does 沸かす (わかす, wakasu) mean?

沸かす (わかす, wakasu) means to boil, to heat up (water, bath water).

Quick facts
Readingわかす
Romajiwakasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
わかす
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwakasu

to boil, to heat up (water, bath water)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to excite; to rouse; to stir

Example sentences

  • I already prepared the bath water.

  • Since I'm going to drink tea, I'll boil some water.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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