臨界

See also: 临界

Chinese

 
to face; to overlook; to arrive
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
 
boundary; scope; extent
boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
trad. (臨界)
simp. (临界)

Pronunciation


Adjective

臨界

  1. (attributive) critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: 6
かい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾʲĩŋka̠i]

Noun

(りん)(かい) • (rinkai) 

  1. criticality, the critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)
    この事故(じこ)では臨界(りんかい)(つづ)いているのに気付(きづ)のが(おそ)かった
    Kono jiko de wa rinkai ga tsuzuiteiru no ni kizuku no ga osokatta.
    In this accident, it was realized too late that it had stayed critical.
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