じょ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. evaporation.
  2. disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
蒸発 じょうはつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

steam, heat, sultry
ジョウ む.す セイ (6th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
many, offer, dedicate
ジョウ む.す もろもろ (Kentei 1)
help
ジョウ すく.う たす.ける (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
departure, discharge, publish
ハツ ホツ た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)