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What does 蒸発 (じょうはつ, jouhatsu) mean?

蒸発 (じょうはつ, jouhatsu) means evaporation; disappearance without a trace.

Quick facts
Readingじょうはつ
Romajijouhatsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
じょうはつ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjouhatsu

evaporation; disappearance without a trace

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive evaporation
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

Example sentences

  • When water is heated, it evaporates.

  • He vanished without a trace because of his debts.

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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.

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