じょうはつ

蒸 発

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    evaporation

    • 露は太陽が昇ると蒸発した。
      The dew evaporated when the sun rose.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb

    disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace
    colloquial

    • 聞きましたわよ。ご両親が借金を残して蒸発したそうですわね。
      I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?