摂氏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摂	氏
せつ > せっ Grade: S	し Grade: 4
kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
攝氏 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

セ氏(し) (seshi)

Etymology

From Chinese 攝氏 / 摄氏 (Shèshì).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せっし [séꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːi]

Noun

摂(せっ)氏(し) • (sesshi)

(attributive) Celsius
摂(せっ)氏(し) 37(さんじゅうしち)度(ど)
sesshi sanjūshichi-do
37 degrees Celsius

See also

摂(せっ)氏(し)温(おん)度(ど) (sesshi ondo)
セルシウス (Serushiusu)
華(か)氏(し) (kashi)
列(れっ)氏(し) (resshi)

References

“摂氏”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025