- 蒸す
- むす
to steam
to poultice
to be sultry* * *むす【蒸す】①[ふかす]*steam|他|…を蒸気で料理する, ふかす.②[蒸し暑い]⇒ むしあつい¶ → 今夜は蒸す* * *むす【蒸す】1 〔ふかす〕 steam; heat [warm] with steam.●蒸しタオル ⇒むしタオル
・蒸したての fresh from a steamer
・まんじゅうを蒸す steam buns
・ご飯を蒸す steam the boiled rice which has become cold.
2 〔蒸し暑く感じる〕 be (hot and) close; be sultry.●今日も蒸しますね. It's steamy today, too. | Today is steamy, too, isn't it?
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.