ケルビン
kerubin[ke̞ɾɯ̟bʲĩɴ]
ケルビン (kerubin) is the Japanese word for the English phrase kelvin.
ケルビン is used to refer to the Kelvin, which is the SI temperature unit.
Meaning: SI temperature unit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kerubin.
Did you know?
- In Japanese lighting and photography, ケルビン is used to describe the 'color temperature' of light, where higher numbers indicate bluer light.
- If you use the Katakana pronunciation kerubin in a casual conversation, many Japanese people might think you are talking about a person's name rather than a temperature unit.
- While ケルビン is the official term, Japanese speakers often use 絶対温度 (absolute temperature) in scientific contexts to distinguish it from the Celsius scale.
Examples in context
- 絶対温度 (ぜったいおんど) はケルビンで表されます。The absolute temperature is expressed in Kelvin.
- 絶対温度の単位はケルビンです。Zettai ondo no tan'i wa kerubin desu.The unit for absolute temperature is kelvin.
- この計算ではケルビンを使います。Kono keisan de wa kerubin o tsukaimasu.I use kelvin in this calculation.
- 温度をケルビンで表してください。Ondo o kerubin de arawashite kudasai.Please express the temperature in kelvin.
Example conversation
Two students are studying physics together.
- 健太 Kentaこの問題は摂氏でいいのかな？kono mondai wa sesshi de ii no kana?I wonder if Celsius is okay for this problem?
- 陽葵 Himariいいえ、ここはケルビンで答えてね。iie, koko wa kerubin de kotaete ne.No, please answer in kelvin here.
- 健太 Kentaわかった。変換して計算するよ。wakatta. henkan shite keisan suru yo.Got it. I'll convert it and calculate.
- 陽葵 Himariうん、それが正しい方法だよ。un, sore ga tadashii houhou da yo.Yeah, that's the correct way.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “kelvin” translations and entries ケルビン, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
