熱 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- ネツ
- Kun
- あつ(い)
- Meaning
- heat; fever; passion; hot
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 灬 (fire) with 埶 for sound; to make hot with fire, hence 'heat'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ネツ | 熱病・熱湯・情熱 |
|---|---|
| あつい | 熱い・熱さ 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
Example
兄は 熱心に サッカーの 練習を する。
My older brother practices soccer eagerly.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)