蒸気(じょうき)

じょうき
noun
steam, vapor
1. steam, vapor
Water in its gaseous state, produced when water is heated to boiling point; also used for vapor in general.
やかんから蒸気(じょうき)が出(で)ている。
Steam is coming out of the kettle.
蒸気(じょうき)機関車(きかんしゃ)は今(いま)ではほとんど見(み)られない。
Steam locomotives are rarely seen nowadays.
蒸気機関車 = steam locomotive
お風呂(ふろ)の蒸気(じょうき)で鏡(かがみ)が曇(くも)った。
The mirror fogged up from the steam in the bath.
蒸気(じょうき)で火傷(やけど)しないように気(き)をつけてください。
Please be careful not to get burned by the steam.
工場(こうじょう)では蒸気(じょうき)の力(ちから)を利用(りよう)して大(おお)きな機械(きかい)を動(うご)かしている。
In the factory, they use the power of steam to operate large machines.

蒸気(じょうき) refers specifically to water vapor or steam. It played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution and remains important in modern applications.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 蒸気(じょうき)機関(きかん): steam engine
  • 蒸気(じょうき)機関車(きかんしゃ): steam locomotive (often abbreviated SL)
  • 蒸気(じょうき)船(せん): steamship
  • 水蒸気(すいじょうき): water vapor

RELATED WORDS:

  • 湯気(ゆげ): steam (visible vapor rising from hot water, often used in everyday contexts like food or baths)
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.3.4 11:20
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