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高温 (kouon) Japanese meaning: high temperature | Kotomora
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This material is resistant to high temperatures.
If you bake it at a high temperature, the surface becomes crisp.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 高こう 温おん で 焼や く to bake/roast something at a high temperature
Meat comes out juicy if you roast it at a high temperature for a short time.
高こう 温おん に 耐た える to withstand high temperatures
This material can withstand high temperatures.
高温こうおん に 達たっ する to reach a high temperature
The engine quickly reaches a high temperature.
高こう 温おん が 続つづ く for high temperatures to continue
High temperatures are expected to continue this week.
Related words 高温 is the neutral, technical term for a high temperature in physical or scientific contexts, while 高熱 in this sense is used more for intense, often dangerous heat.
Don't confuse with 高熱 usually refers to a high fever (in a person) or intense heat, while 高温 is the neutral term for a high temperature of an object, place, or process.
高温 (high temperature) is a homophone of 高音 (high-pitched tone) written with a different second kanji, so context alone distinguishes them.
Word family· 9 high temperature and humidity; hot and humid
ultrahigh temperature; extreme heat
thermophile; thermophilic bacteria
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 高 means 'high' and 温 means 'temperature' or 'warmth'.
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abnormally high temperature; extreme heat
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global warming
high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
high-temperature short-time sterilization; HTST; flash pasteurization
