昇華

Reading

Kana: しょうか

Romaji: shōka

Definition

noun

vs

1

sublimation

Kanji

昇

Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る

Meaning: rise up

華

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meanings: splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

Example Sentence

物質(ぶっしつ)が直接(ちょくせつ)固体(こたい)から気体(きたい)に変(か)わる過程(かてい)を昇華(しょうか)という。

➥The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.