臨界

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See also: 临界

Chinese

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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)

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Adjective

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臨界

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

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Japanese

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

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Noun

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(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.