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熱賛 (ねっさん, nessan) Japanese meaning: ardent praise | Kotomora

熱ねっ賛さん

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Meanings

1

ardent praise; enthusiastic acclaim

Strong, passionate praise or admiration, often used in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれの新しん作さくは批ひ評ひょう家かから熱ねっ賛さんを浴あびた。
His new work received ardent praise from critics.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever
賛approve, praise, title or inscription on picture

Related words

絶ぜっ賛さん
絶賛 means 'high praise' or 'rave reviews' and is more common in everyday language. 熱賛 emphasizes passionate, fervent admiration and is less frequently used.

Etymology

Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'heat, passion') and 賛 (san, 'praise'). The reading ねっさん results from the assimilation of 熱 (netsu) to ねっ before 賛 (san).

観かん客きゃくは熱ねっ賛さんの拍はく手しゅを送おくった。

The audience gave enthusiastic applause.