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

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)

vapor; vapour
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

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