Japanese word

蒸発

Pronunciation

Romajijōhatsu

Meaning

  • nounevaporation

Example

暑い日は水が蒸発しやすいです。atsu i hi wa mizu ga jō hatsu shi ya su i de su

Water evaporates easily on hot days.

Illustration for 蒸発 (evaporation)

More examples

ふたをしっかり閉めると、液体の蒸発を抑えられます。fu ta o shi kka ri shi me ru to eki tai no jō hatsu o osa e ra re ma su

Closing the lid tightly can reduce the evaporation of the liquid.

Core concept

Describes a liquid leaving its surface as vapor and spreading into the surrounding air.

Common phrases

  • 液体の蒸発eki tai no jō hatsu

    liquid evaporation

  • 蒸発を抑えるjō hatsu o osa e ru

    reduce evaporation

  • 蒸発しやすいjō hatsu shi ya su i

    easy to evaporate

Similar words

揮発kihatsu: The process in which a liquid or other substance readily turns into vapor and escapes into the air.
気化kika: The change of a substance into a gas, including changes caused by heating or other conditions.

Definition in Japanese

液体が表面から気体に変わり、周囲の空気中に広がる現象。eki tai ga hyō men ka ra ki tai ni ka wa ri shū i no kū ki chū ni hiro ga ru gen shō

Word origin

蒸発 (jōhatsu, "evaporation") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 蒸 (jō, "steam") and 発 (hatsu, "send out"), expressing steam being sent out.

Usage tips

  • In English, evaporate also means to disappear gradually, as when a plan or opportunity fades away, extending the physical sense into an abstract one.

Opposites

  • 凝縮gyōshukucondensationnoun

Related words

  • 蒸発するjōhatsusuruevaporateverb
  • 蒸発性jōhatsuseivolatilitynoun

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