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ねつ【熱】 : netsu | define meaning
netsu
Definition
Noun
- Heat; hot; high temperature
- (Health) Fever; high temperature; hot
- (By extension) Impassioned; passionate; fervent; enthusiastic; zealous
Etymology
Ultimately from Chinese 【熱・热】 "hot, heat, high temperature, fever" (cf. Mandarin rè; Cantonese jit6 and nget5; Gan let6; Hakka ngie̍t, ngia̍t and ngiad6; Jin rah4; Min Bei iě; Min Dong iĕk; Hokkien lia̍t; Teochew riêg8, riag8 and ruah8; Wu nyiq; Xiang ye6; Sino-Korean deoul and yeol; Sino-Vietnamese nhiệt, nhét and nhẹt). Reconstructed as /ȵiᴇt̚/ for Middle Chinese.
意味：ねつ【熱】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2022, November 13). ねつ【熱】 : netsu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4704/netsu/.