WORD DETAIL
体温
たいおん
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
体温(たいおん) is a compound noun for the measured temperature of a person’s body. - Basic usage:
体温を測って記録するmakes the post-exercise reading the object measured, while体温が範囲に戻るmakes the value the subject returning to its usual range after a fever.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Measurement and return to baseline
体温を測るis the act of obtaining a value, whereas体温が戻るdescribes a change in bodily state. Recording a measurement does not by itself establish that it is normal.

