炉心熔融

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しん
Grade: 2
よう
Hyōgai
ゆう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
爐心熔融 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

炉心 (roshin, core of a reactor) +‎ 溶融 (yōyū, melting)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ɕiɰ̃ jo̞ːjɯ̟ː]

Noun

()(しん)(よう)(ゆう) • (roshin yōyū

  1. meltdown

Verb

()(しん)(よう)(ゆう)する • (roshin yōyū surusuru (stem ()(しん)(よう)(ゆう) (roshin yōyū shi), past ()(しん)(よう)(ゆう)した (roshin yōyū shita))

  1. to become melted down

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