蒸(む)す

むす
godan verb
to steam, to be humid
1. to steam
To cook food using steam.
野菜(やさい)を蒸(む)す。
To steam vegetables.
芋(いも)を蒸(む)して食(た)べる。
To steam sweet potatoes and eat them.
魚(さかな)は焼(や)くより蒸(む)した方(ほう)がおいしい。
Fish tastes better steamed than grilled.
2. to be humid, to be sultry
Describing hot and humid weather.
今日(きょう)は蒸(む)す。
It's humid today.
蒸(む)し暑(あつ)い日(ひ)が続(つづ)いている。
The hot and humid days continue.
夏(なつ)は蒸(む)すので、窓(まど)を開(あ)けて風(かぜ)を入(い)れる。
It's humid in summer, so I open the windows to let the breeze in.

蒸(む)す means to steam (cooking) or to be humid (weather).

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Transitive: 野菜(やさい)を蒸(む)す (to steam vegetables)
  • Intransitive: 今日(きょう)は蒸(む)す (it's humid today)

COOKING USES:

  • 野菜(やさい)を蒸(む)す: to steam vegetables
  • 肉(にく)を蒸(む)す: to steam meat
  • 蒸(む)し料理(りょうり): steamed dishes

WEATHER USES:

  • 蒸(む)し暑(あつ)い: hot and humid, muggy
  • 蒸(む)す日(ひ): a humid/muggy day

RELATED WORDS:

  • 蒸(む)し器(き): steamer (cooking tool)
  • 蒸(む)し焼(や)き: steam-grilling
  • 蒸(む)しパン: steamed bread/bun
  • 茶碗蒸(ちゃわんむ)し: savory egg custard
  • 蒸気(じょうき): steam
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Added 2026.1.9 17:21 · Revised 2026.2.22 11:30
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