Kanji

熱

heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ネツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あつい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ

Common Readings

ネツ, あつ…い

Example sentences

熱い あつい
このコーヒーはとても熱いので、気をつけて飲んでください。

This coffee is very hot, so please be careful when drinking it.

舌 した
熱いスープを飲んで、舌を火傷した。

I burned my tongue drinking hot soup.

熱 ねつ
昨夜から高い熱があるので、今日は仕事を休みます。

I have a high fever since last night, so I will take a day off from work today.

ですが ですが
熱は下がりました。ですが、まだ咳が出ます。

The fever has gone down. But I still have a cough.

熱心 ねっしん
彼は熱心に日本語を勉強している。

He is studying Japanese enthusiastically.

指導 しどう
教授から熱心な指導を受けている。

I am receiving enthusiastic guidance from my professor.

情熱 じょうねつ
彼は音楽に対して並々ならぬ情熱を傾けている。

He devotes extraordinary passion to music.

注ぐ そそぐ
彼は情熱をその研究に注いでいる。

He is pouring his passion into that research.

熱気 ねっき
会場は観客の熱気に包まれていた。

The venue was enveloped in the enthusiasm of the spectators.

満ちる みちる
会場は熱気に満ちていた。

The venue was filled with enthusiasm.

Example Vocabulary

熱い

あつい

hot (to the touch)

熱

ねつ

heat; fever; enthusiasm

熱心

ねっしん

enthusiastic; eager; dedicated

情熱

じょうねつ

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

熱気

ねっき

heat; hot air; enthusiasm

灼熱

しゃくねつ

scorching heat, incandescence

高熱

こうねつ

high fever; high temperature

熱意

ねつい

enthusiasm; zeal; passion

熱中

ねっちゅう

being absorbed in; enthusiasm; devotion

熱量

ねつりょう

calorie; quantity of heat; heat energy

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