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Kanji Detail for 汽 - "steam"

汽

  • Meaning

    汽 means "steam." Also associated with to dry up.

    1. Steam - Water vapor; hot vapor.

    2. To dry up - For water to evaporate.

  • Words using 汽

    • 汽車 きしゃ Listen steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train
    • 汽船 きせん Listen steamship; steamboat; steamer
    • 汽笛 きてき Listen steam whistle

  • Tattoo check: 汽

    • Verified meaning: steam
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to dry up

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vapor; steam

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    steam, vapor, gas

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    steam; vapor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    gasoline; steam, vapor

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Water vapor. Steam produced by boiling water is called 汽. As in steam engine (汽機), steamship (汽船). All use the power of steam, hence the name.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    steam to dry up dry wither vapor boiling condensation fog fumes heat humidity mist hot warmth geyser

Sentences including 汽

  • I got there in time for the train.

  • I have to catch that train.

  • Here comes the train !

  • Hurry , and you will catch the train.

  • The train was due at six.

  • The train was about to leave the station.

  • You'll be in time for the train if you start at once.

  • The steam ship has gone out of sight.

  • By good luck , he was in time for the train.

  • The train has not arrived yet.

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