# 熱 — heat; fever

熱 means “heat; fever”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ネツ (netsu). Kun'yomi: あつ(い) (atsui). You'll see it in words such as 熱 (netsu, “heat”).

- Meaning: heat; fever
- On'yomi: ネツ (netsu)
- Kun'yomi: あつ(い) (atsui)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Fire & light

## How to remember 熱

Parts: 土 earth · 儿 legs · 土 earth · 丸 circle · 灬 fire

## Words with 熱

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 熱 | ねつ (netsu) | heat |
| 熱い | あつい (atsui) | hot |

## Don't confuse it with

[勢](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/momentum/)

## More in the “Fire & light” set

[熱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/) · [燃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/burn/) · [焼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bake/) · [照](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shine/) · [煙](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smoke/) · [灯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lamp/) · [灰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ash/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heat/. Last updated 2026-11-01.