JLPT N4 · Noun

熱 (netsu)

熱 (ねつ, netsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “heat”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ねつ
Romaji: netsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

heat · noun
fever; temperature · noun
zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze · noun, suffix

Example sentences

熱によって氷は水に変わる。

Heat turns ice into water.

Tatoeba #236712

１０２゜Ｆの熱があります。

I have a fever of 102 degrees.

Tatoeba #236102

彼は学生運動熱に浮かされている。

He is being carried away by a student movement.

Tatoeba #108825

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 熱

heat, temperature, feverネツ・あつ.い · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 熱.

熱いあついhot (to the touch)熱心ねっしんzealous熱帯ねったいtropics熱中ねっちゅうbeing enthusiastic about加熱かねつheating熱意ねついzeal熱湯ねっとうboiling water情熱じょうねつpassion光熱費こうねつひcost of fuel and lighting熱量ねつりょうquantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1467710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.