摂氏

摂氏

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• セ氏 (し) (seshi)

Etymology

From Chinese 攝氏.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) せ​っし [séꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːi]

Noun

摂氏 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 攝氏, hiragana せっし, rōmaji sesshi)

1. (attributive) Celsius

   摂 (せっ)氏 (し)37度 (ど)

   sesshi 37-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)