Japanese symbol for “evaporation”
蒸発
じょうはつ
Romaji: jouhatsu
evaporation
In Japanese, evaporation is 蒸発, read じょうはつ (jouhatsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs evaporation
- n, vi, vs disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “evaporation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱水 | だっすい dassui | dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation |
| 気化 | きか kika | vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation |
| 消散 | しょうさん shousan | evaporation; dispersion; dissipation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸気 | じょうき jouki | steam; vapour; vapor |
| 水蒸気 | すいじょうき suijouki | water vapour; water vapor; steam |
| 蒸し | むし mushi | steaming |
| 蒸す | むす musu | to steam (food, towel, etc.) |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid; sultry |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
See also: Chinese symbol for “evaporation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.