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セ氏 (セし, seshi) Japanese meaning: Celsius | Kotomora

セ氏し

セ

し

Meanings

1

Celsius; centigrade

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 摂氏 (せっし) or セ氏温度 (セしおんど). Used in technical and everyday contexts to indicate the Celsius temperature scale.

See also: セ氏温度 · 摂氏 · 華氏

今日きょうの最さい高こう気き温おんは30セ氏しを超こえた。

Usage patterns

セ氏し〈数かず〉度どX degrees Celsius
今日きょうの最さい高こう気き温おんはセ氏し30度どです。
Today's high temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.

Kanji

氏family name, surname, clan

Related words

摂せっ氏しN1
摂氏 is the full, formal term for the Celsius scale, while セ氏 is its common abbreviated form used in everyday and technical writing.

Don't confuse with

華か氏し
カ氏 denotes the Fahrenheit scale, whereas セ氏 denotes Celsius; the two are easily mixed up because both use the character 氏 in a similar abbreviated form.

Today's high temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius.

この実じっ験けんは25セ氏しで行おこなう。

This experiment is conducted at 25 degrees Celsius.

Word family

セ氏し温おん度ど
degrees Celsius; Celsius temperature

Etymology

Abbreviation of 摂氏 (せっし), itself a Japanese-coined term combining 摂 (from the Chinese name for Celsius, 摂爾修斯) and 氏 (honorific suffix for a person).