過熱

かねつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive overheating; excessive heating
2. superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil)
3. Noun, する verb, Intransitive going to excess; running too hot; overheating (of an economy, debate, etc.)

Kanji

• 過 pass. Read as カ.
• 熱 heat. Read as ネツ.

Example sentences

• 労働力不足の発生は経済の過熱兆候と見られている。
  The emerging labor shortage is viewed as a sign of economic overheating.

Common phrases

• 報道が過熱する
• 競争が過熱する
• 人気が過熱する

Words containing 過熱

• 過熱器 (かねつき) superheater
• 過熱蒸気 (かねつじょうき) superheated vapor
• 過熱気味 (かねつぎみ) overheated

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