heat / fever
N3- Onyomi
- ネツ
- Kunyomi
- あつ(い)
- Stroke count
- 15
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 熱 down and you get 灬 (fire underneath) — four small flames licking up from below. Picture a flame burning, put 熱 inside it, and let that scene stand for "heat" — heat / fever. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 15
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は15画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 15 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
熱
netsu
fever
熱心
nesshin
enthusiastic
熱心な
nesshinna
attributive: enthusiastic (before a noun)
熱心です
nesshindesu
polite: is enthusiastic
熱が大切です
netsugataisetsudesu
fever is important
熱が必要です
netsugahitsuyoudesu
fever is necessary
Example sentences (5)
新しい社員は仕事に熱心です。
あたらしい しゃいん は しごと に ねっしん です。
atarashii shain wa shigoto ni nesshin desu.
The new employee is enthusiastic about the work.
熱心に練習したので、話せるようになりました。
ねっしん に れんしゅう した ので、はなせる よう に なりました。
nesshin ni renshuu shita node, hanaseru you ni narimashita.
I practiced hard, so I became able to speak.
熱が三十八度あります。
ねつ が さんじゅうはちど あります。
netsu ga sanjuuhachido arimasu.
I have a fever of thirty-eight degrees.
熱があるときは、無理をしないで休んだほうがいいです。
ねつ が ある とき は、むり を しないで やすんだ ほう が いい です。
netsu ga aru toki wa, muri o shinaide yasunda hou ga ii desu.
When you have a fever, it is better to rest than to push yourself.
熱があるので、会議を欠席します。
ねつ が ある ので、かいぎ を けっせき します。
netsu ga aru node, kaigi o kesseki shimasu.
I have a fever, so I will miss the meeting.