熱
熱 — Heat
heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
On’yomiネツ (netsu)
Kun’yomiあつい (atsui)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 熱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熱 | ねつ netsu | heat; fever; temperature |
| 熱心 | ねっしん nesshin | zealous; enthusiastic; ardent |
| 熱帯 | ねったい nettai | tropics |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ jounetsu | passion; enthusiasm; zeal |
| 熱意 | ねつい netsui | zeal; enthusiasm; ardor |
| 熱気 | ねっき nekki | heat; hot air; enthusiasm |
Study notes
熱 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #700 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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