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熱
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Frequency: 700
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

heat
temperature
fever
mania
passion

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あ぀.い
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あた

Common Words

あ぀い
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #750
1

hot (to the touch)

Examples
ă‚čăƒŒăƒ—ăŻç†±ă„ă†ăĄă«ćŹă—äžŠăŒăŁăŠäž‹ă•ă„ă€‚
Eat your soup while it is hot.
2

passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze)

3

hot (e.g. temper)

4

zealous; enthusiastic; fired up

5

intense; severe; extreme

6

hot (topic); of interest

ね぀
Noun
Freq #969
1

heat

Examples
ç†±ă«ă‚ˆăŁăŠæ°·ăŻæ°Žă«ć€‰ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
Heat turns ice into water.
2

fever; temperature

Examples
ïŒ‘ïŒïŒ’ă‚œïŒŠăźç†±ăŒă‚ă‚ŠăŸă™ă€‚
I have a fever of 102 degrees.
3

Suffix

zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage

Examples
ćœŒăŻć­Šç”Ÿé‹ć‹•ç†±ă«æ”źă‹ă•ă‚ŒăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
He is being carried away by a student movement.
ねっしん
ăȘ Adj.
Noun
Freq #2797
1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

Examples
ă“ăźæœŹăŻćœŒăźç†±ćżƒăȘç ”ç©¶ăźæˆæžœă§ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
This book is a result of his enthusiastic research.
ă˜ă‚‡ă†ă­ă€
Noun
Freq #4837
1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

Examples
ćœŒăźç§ă«ćŻŸă™ă‚‹æƒ…ç†±ăŻă•ă‚ăȘい。
His passion for me doesn't cool.
ねっき
Noun
Freq #6875
1

heat; hot air

Examples
ăăźéƒšć±‹ăŻć‚ćŠ è€…ăźç†±æ°—ă§ăƒ ăƒłăƒ ăƒłă—ăŠă„ăŸă€‚
The air in that room was thick with the enthusiasm of the participants.
2

enthusiasm; excitement; fervour; fervor; heated atmosphere

3

fever

火悷
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #8559
1

burn; scald

Examples
ă‚ąă‚€ăƒ­ăƒłă§æ‰‹ă‚’ă‚„ă‘ă©ă—ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
I burned my hand with an iron.
2

getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

ほおる
熱る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #9309
1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

Examples
ç§ăŻæ°—ăŸăšă„æ€ă„ă§äœ“ăŒă»ăŠăŁăŸă€‚
I was feverish with embarrassment.
ă—ă‚ƒăă­ă€
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #10727
1

becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning heat

Examples
çŒç†±ăźć€Șé™œă§äœ“ăŒç„Šă’ă‚‹ă»ă©ă ăŁăŸă€‚
The scorching sun grilled us.
2

burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent

ね぀い
Noun
Freq #10777
1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻè‡Șćˆ†ăźä»•äș‹ă«ăœă‚“ăœă‚“ç†±æ„ă‚’ç€șさăȘい。
She shows no zeal for her work.
こうね぀
Noun
Freq #11371
1

high fever

Examples
ç§ăŻé«˜ç†±ăŒă‚ăŁăŸă€‚ă•ă‚‚ăȘă‘ă‚Œă°ă‚­ăƒŁăƒłăƒ—ă«èĄŒăă“ăšăŒă§ăăŸă ă‚ă†ă€‚
I had a high fever; otherwise I could have gone camping.
2

intense heat

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