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気体 (きたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き体たい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

gas; vapor; gaseous body

Refers to gas as a state of matter, often contrasted with 液体 (liquid) and 固体 (solid).

See also: 液体 · 固体

水みずは100度どで気き体たいになる。
Water becomes a gas at 100 degrees.

気き体たいの状じょう態たい方ほう程てい式しきを学まなんだ。

We learned the ideal gas law.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
体body, substance, object

Similar words

液えき体たい
液体 means 'liquid', the fluid state of matter, while 気体 is 'gas'.
固こ体たい
固体 means 'solid', the rigid state of matter, while 気体 is 'gas'.
ガス
ガス is a common loanword for 'gas', often used for fuel gas or in everyday contexts, while 気体 is more scientific.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit; air') and 体 (tai, 'body; substance'), literally 'air-body'. A Meiji-era coinage for the scientific concept of gas.