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固体

Reading

Kana: こたい
Romaji: kotai
Kana
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Definition

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solid (body); solid matter; solid-state

Kanji

Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Example Sentences

(みず)(こお)ると固体(こたい)になる。
➥Water becomes solid when it freezes.
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この物質(ぶっしつ)普通(ふつう)状態(じょうたい)固体(こたい)である。
➥The common state of this matter is solid.
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(みず)(こお)って固体(こたい)になると(こおり)()ばれる。
➥When water freezes and becomes solid, we call it ice.
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固体(こたい)()けると液体(えきたい)になる。
➥When a solid melts, it becomes liquid.
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(みず)液体(えきたい)である。(こお)ると固体(こたい)になる。
➥Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.
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固体(こたい)状態(じょうたい)になった(みず)(こおり)()ばれる。
➥Water in a solid state is called ice.
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