情熱 (じょうねつ, jounetsu) Japanese meaning: passion

情熱 (じょうねつ, jounetsu) Japanese meaning: passion | Kotomora

Kanji

情feelings, emotion, passion
熱heat, temperature, fever

Related words· 8

熱ねつ意いN2
熱意 describes earnest enthusiasm and dedication, often toward work or study, while 情熱 conveys a deeper, more emotional fervor that can include romantic or artistic feeling.
熱ねつ情じょう
熱情 is a literary near-synonym that sounds more intense, whereas 情熱 is the everyday word for passion.
意い欲よくN2
意欲 focuses on motivation or willingness to act, while 情熱 emphasizes the emotional intensity behind that drive.
熱ねつN5
情熱 is a more literary, specific word for deep emotional passion, while 熱 can casually describe any burst of enthusiasm or craze.

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熱ねっ血けつ
情熱 is the common, general word for passion or enthusiasm, while 熱血 emphasizes a hot-blooded, almost fiery and often youthful temperament.
パッション
情熱 is the native Sino-Japanese word for passion and can describe any strong drive, while パッション is a stylish, borrowed term often used in artistic, business, or motivational contexts.
熱ねつ量りょうN1
情熱 is the standard word for passion or enthusiasm, while 熱量 in its figurative sense emphasizes the measurable intensity of that passion, as if it could be quantified.
激げき情じょう
情熱 refers to enthusiastic, usually positive passion or zeal, whereas 激情 can be destructive or overwhelming and is not necessarily positive.

Opposites

無む関かん心しんN3
無関心 means indifference or lack of interest, the opposite of the burning drive expressed by 情熱.

Don't confuse with

情じょう事じ
情事 means a love affair or romantic liaison, not the general emotional fervor meant by 情熱, despite sharing the kanji 情.

Word family

情じょう熱ねつ家か
passionate person; enthusiast
情じょう熱ねつ的てき
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

Etymology

Compound of 情 (emotion, feeling) and 熱 (heat, fervor), literally 'heated emotion'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys intense emotional warmth.

情じょう熱ねつ

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