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