熱 (ねつ, netsu) Japanese meaning: heat

熱 (ねつ, netsu) Japanese meaning: heat | Kotomora

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever

Related words· 9

温おん度どN4sense 1
温度 is the objective, measurable value of hot or cold, while 熱 often implies felt heat, cooking heat, or fever rather than a number.
情じょう熱ねつN1sense 3
情熱 is a more literary, specific word for deep emotional passion, while 熱 can casually describe any burst of enthusiasm or craze.
熱ねつ意いN2sense 3
熱意 is a formal word for earnest, sustained zeal (e.g. toward work), while 熱 is a broader, more everyday term for enthusiasm.
ヒート
熱 is the standard, all-purpose Japanese word for heat and fever, while ヒート has a more katakana, English-flavored feel and is used mainly in technical, sports, or branding contexts.

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発はつ熱ねつN1
熱 is the general noun for heat or a fever, while 発熱 specifically emphasizes the onset or generation of that heat.
微び熱ねつN1
熱 is the general word for fever or heat, while 微熱 specifies that the fever is mild or low-grade.
熱ねっ気きN1
熱 is the general word covering heat, fever, or passion, while 熱気 specifically points to hot air or a heated atmosphere.
熱ねつ病びょう

Opposites

平へい熱ねつ sense 2
平熱 is one's normal body temperature, the opposite state of having 熱 (a fever).
寒さむさN1sense 1
寒さ is coldness, the opposite physical sensation to 熱 (heat).

Don't confuse with

暑あつさN1sense 1
暑さ describes hot weather or ambient heat, while 熱 refers to a body's fever or a substance's own thermal energy.
熱ねつ量りょうN1
熱 refers to heat itself (or a fever), while 熱量 is the measurable quantity of that heat, not the heat or fever directly.
体たい温おんN3
熱 usually implies an abnormally high temperature (a fever), whereas 体温 is the neutral term for whatever temperature the body currently is.

Word family· 249

情じょう熱ねつN1
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
熱ねっ心しんN4
enthusiastic; eager; zealous
熱ねっ中ちゅうN3
be absorbed in; be enthusiastic about; be devoted to
加か熱ねつN3

Written forms

熱ねつUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
ねつUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the fever sense.

Etymology

The kanji 熱 is a phono-semantic compound with 火 (fire) and 埶 (a phonetic component). The word ねつ is a Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) of this character.

熱ねつ

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