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How to say 'Heat' in Japanese | 熱する

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The Japanese word for Heat is 'Nessuru', written as 熱する in Japanese.'Heat' in hiragana is ねっする.

    Meaning

    Heat

    Reading

    ねっする

    nessuru

    Kanji

    Heat, Temperature

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '熱する (ねっする)' means 'to heat' or 'to make something hot'. It is used when referring to the action of applying heat to an object or substance. This verb is often used in scientific, technical, or everyday contexts. For example: heat the water「水を熱する」(みずをねっする). The metal was heated「金属が熱された」(きんぞくがねっされた). Note that '熱する' can also imply a metaphorical sense of 'getting excited' or 'being passionate', but this usage is less common and context-dependent.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5483

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an irregular verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 熱する

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Heat, Temperature

Hiragana in the Word 熱する

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 熱する Through the Kanji

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 熱 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Heat, Fever

  • word

    熱い

    Meaning

    Hot

  • word

    熱心

    Meaning

    Enthusiastic

  • word

    情熱

    Meaning

    Passion

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    熱帯

    Meaning

    Tropics

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What does 'Nessuru' (熱する) mean?

'Nessuru' means 'Heat' .

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