熱 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- ネツねつ · netsu
- Kun
- あつ(い)atsu(i)
- Meaning
- heat; fever; passion; hot
Stroke order
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 灬 (fire) with 埶 for sound; to make hot with fire, hence 'heat'.
Readings and examples
| Onネツねつnetsu | 熱病ねつびょう熱湯ねっとう情熱じょうねつ |
|---|---|
| Kunあついatsui | 熱いあつい熱さあつさ Compare: 暑い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 熱心ねっしん
enthusiasm; eagerness
- 発熱はつねつ
having a fever
- 熱湯ねっとう
- 熱烈ねつれつ
- 熱狂ねっきょう
- 亜熱帯あねったい
- 灼熱しゃくねつ
- 熱燗あつかん
Example
兄は 熱心に サッカーの 練習を する。
My older brother practices soccer eagerly.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)