Word details

蒸発

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 蒸発.

Dictionary

Entry

蒸発ょうはつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #11263
1

evaporation

Examples
露は太陽が昇ると蒸発した。
The dew evaporated when the sun rose.
2

Colloquial

disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

Examples
聞きましたわよ。ご両親が借金を残して蒸発したそうですわね。
I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty

13 strokesFrequency 1,552JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ジョウセイ

Kun

む.すむ.れるむ.らす

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

9 strokesFrequency 32JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ハツホツ

Kun

た.つあば.くおこ.るつか.わすはな.つ

Nanori

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