Illustration: During a Japanese school science demonstration, a teacher operates a vacuum pump connected by a hose to a sealed transparent bell jar. Inside, a marshmallow has swollen to several times its original size on a shallow dish. An identical untouched marshmallow rests outside the jar for comparison.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

真しん空くう

shinkuu

vacuum

Example sentences

  1. その実験じっけんには真空しんくうが必要ひつようだ。

    For that experiment they need a complete vacuum.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 真空しんくう包装ほうそうの物ものや、無添加むてんかであっても要冷蔵ようれいぞうの佃煮つくだにが多おおい。

    It also comes in vacuum packs and there are even varieties with no additives that require refrigeration.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. その場合ばあい、既すでに焼やき上あげたものの他ほか、焼やいていないもの、真空しんくうパックにしたもの、冷凍食品れいとうしょくひんのものなどもある。

    In this case, yakitori may be ungrilled, vacuum-packed, or frozen, if it is not already grilled.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 真空

  • 真true; realityOnシンKunま・ま-・まこと
  • 空empty; skyOnクウKunそら・あく・あき

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