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沸かす
wakasu
Description
「沸かす」は、水などを火や電気であたためて、あついお湯にすることです。
"沸かす" means to heat water or similar by fire or electricity until it becomes hot water.
お茶を入れたり、おふろに入ったりする前によく使う言葉です。
It is a word often used before making tea or taking a bath.
Meanings
沸かすwakasu
to boil or heat water; to make hot water
お茶を入れるためにお湯を沸かす。
Boil water to make tea.
沸かすwakasu
to heat bathwater; to run a bath
今からおふろを沸かすね。
I'm going to run the bath now.
沸かすwakasu
to excite or thrill a crowd
彼のゴールが会場を沸かした。
His goal electrified the stadium.
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Notes
- Etymology
transitive counterpart of the intransitive 沸く (to boil); the す ending marks causative-style transitivity.
- Nuance
沸かす means heating water/bath, not cooking food in water — that is 茹でる or 煮る.
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