Vocabulary

What does 蒸気 (じょうき, jouki) mean?

蒸気 (じょうき, jouki) means steam, vapor.

Quick facts
Readingじょうき
Romajijouki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
じょうき
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjouki

steam, vapor

  1. 1noun steam; vapour; vapor
  2. 2noun steamboat; steam locomotive

Example sentences

  • Steam is coming out of the kettle.

  • Trains in the old days ran on steam.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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