Futtou

JLPT N1

沸騰 (Futtou) is a Japanese noun meaning “boiling, seething, becoming heated (e.g. of a debate), excitement”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbboiling; seething
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbecoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsoaring (of prices); shooting up

Examples

  • Water boils at 100 degrees.

  • The water has boiled away.

  • The country seethed over the issue of national defense.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 沸騰

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