Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to boil; to heat
2. to excite
3. to melt (metal)
Kanji used
heat until boiling point
Pitch accent
かす
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
Examples (4 in total)
What are you boiling?
Boil some water.
Tom doesn't even know how to boil water.