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熱
heat · fever · enthusiasm
N3On: ねつKun: あつ
Memory Aid
'NETSU' — imagine getting caught in a `NET`, and it's too `HOT`!
The kanji 熱 visually combines a 'hand grasping' (top part) with 火 (fire) at the bottom. Think of it as **heat** from a hand touching fire.
Vocabulary
熱いあついhot (to the touch)
熱ねつfever; heat
熱心ねっしんenthusiasm; zeal
高熱こうねつhigh fever
発熱はつねつfever; to have a fever
Example Sentences
このお茶はまだ熱いので、気をつけてください。
This tea is still hot, so please be careful.
彼は熱があるようだ。
It seems he has a fever.
彼女は仕事に熱心だ。
She is enthusiastic about her work.
鉄は熱いうちに打て。
Strike while the iron is hot. (Proverb)