蒸 humid

(flowertop) + 承 (to be told　/ consent)

Onyomi

JOU

Mnemonic

I was told that JOE Stalin's flower only grows in a firey, humid climate.

Kunyomi

むし	steam itself! ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) む＊れる	to be humid (BOOBOO:　90% of the time, people say "蒸暑い！” instead) ★☆☆☆☆
( を ) む＊らす	to cook with steam. Boring! No stars! ☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

蒸し暑い(むしあつい)

humid ★★★☆☆ 蒸 (humid) + 暑 (hot place) = 蒸し暑い (humid)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
蒸	humid	NEPTUNE
承	to be told　/ consent

Steam looks like Neptune - check his furrowed eyebrows and big beard - Neptune's steam is humid ocean spray.
I was told that I wasn't Neptune!