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Kotomora

冷れい熱ねつ

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Meanings

1

noun

cold and heat; cooling and heating

Refers to the pair of cold and heat as physical phenomena, or to cooling and heating functions. Often used in technical contexts such as air conditioning or thermal management.

2

noun

indifference and enthusiasm; prosperity and decline

Figurative use contrasting extremes of human emotion or fortune. Rare and somewhat literary; more common in set phrases or classical contexts.

3

noun

cold energy; cold source

Technical term for cold as an energy source, e.g., in power generation using temperature differences. Often appears in compounds like 冷熱発電.

See also: 冷熱発電