沸点

See also: 沸點

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 沸点 – see 沸點 (“boiling point”). (This term is the simplified form of 沸點).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沸	点
ふつ > ふっ Grade: S	てん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
沸點 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふってん [fùttéń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ふってん [fúꜜttèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ふってん [fùttéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟t̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

沸(ふっ)点(てん) • (futten) 

1. boiling point

   Synonym: 沸騰点

2. (figurative) criterion of stimulus to change expression.

   あの人(ひと)は笑(わら)いの沸点(ふってん)が低(ひく)い。

   Ano hito wa warai no futten ga hikui.

   He easily laughs for jokes.

   (literally, “He has a low boiling point of laughter.”)

Related terms

• 融点(ゆうてん) (yūten): melting point

References

• “沸点”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026