Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
Counter
2. counter for occurrences
Noun
Suffix
3. strength (of glasses); glasses prescription
4. alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume
Noun
5. extent; degree; limit
6. presence of mind; composure
Alt. forms
Kanji used
degrees
Pitch accent
Top 1300
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Examples (20 in total)
The water's 38 degrees.
The solar altitude is 20 degrees.
It's six degrees below zero.
He changed his attitude by 180 degrees.
An angle of 90 degrees is called a right angle.
It was 36 degrees in Boston today.
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.
The temperature of the oil went up to 165 degrees Celsius.
Our teacher said, "Water boils at 100 degrees."
My normal body temperature is around 37 degrees.
The thermometer registered minus ten last night.
The average temperature in Oxford last month was 18C.
Tasmania is on the 40 degrees South latitude.
The expected high temperature for today is 32 degrees. It's going to be hot, isn't it?
Each time an author re-writes a book, it is a new edition.
The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.
Today, the temperature rose as high as 30 degrees Celsius.
Like a good wine, he improves with age.