Meaning

Primary

To Boil

Alternatives

To Heat, To Excite

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

You already learned the word 沸く which means "to boil" or "to grow hot" but this is when you are the one heating the water. It still means to boil or to heat. But remember that you're the one who is doing the heating.

Reading

わかす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You already learned this reading when you learned 沸く, so you should be able to read this word as well.

Context

Context Sentences

お風呂を沸かしておきましたよ。

I ran the bath for you.

Kanji Composition