かねつ
Kanetsu
過熱 (Kanetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “overheating, excessive heating, superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil), going to excess”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verboverheating; excessive heating
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbsuperheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing to excess; running too hot; overheating (of an economy, debate, etc.)
Examples
そのアイロンは過熱のために故障した。
The iron broke down due to over-heating.
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.
断熱性が優れていることの欠点は、すぐに過熱状態になってしまうということである。
The disadvantage of excellent insulation is that it quickly leads to overheating.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).