蒸気

See also: 蒸氣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蒸	気
じょう Grade: 6	き Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
蒸氣 (kyūjitai) 蒸汽

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょーき [jóꜜòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːkʲi]

Noun

蒸(じょう)気(き) • (jōki) 

1. vapor; vapour
2. steam (water vapor)

Derived terms

• 陸蒸気(おかじょうき) (okajōki)
• 水蒸気(すいじょうき) (suijōki)

See also

• 湯気(ゆげ) (yuge)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN