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Illustration of 蒸発

蒸発じょうはつ

じょうはつ jouhatsu Play N2 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

液体が熱などで気体に変わること。また、人が行方をくらまして、突然いなくなること。 evaporation; unexplained disappearance

Example 1

聞ききましたわよ。ご両親りょうしんが借金しゃっきんを残のこして蒸発じょうはつしたそうですわね。

I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?

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Example 2

露は太陽が昇ると蒸発した。

The dew evaporated when the sun rose.

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Kanji breakdown

蒸

N2

steam; heat; sultry; foment; get musty

On reading
ジョウ、セイ
Kun reading
む.す、む.れる、む.らす
Radical
艸

発

N4

departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots

On reading
ハツ、ホツ
Kun reading
た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
Radical
癶
Illustration of 水蒸気
N2

すいじょうき

water vapour; steam

Illustration of 発つ
N2

たつ

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

Illustration of 発売
N2

はつばい

sale

Illustration of 発射
N2

はっしゃ

firing; shooting; discharge; catapult

Illustration of 発想
N2

はっそう

expression (music); conceptualization