熱心

See also: 热心

Chinese

 
heat; to heat up; fervent
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
heart; mind
trad. (熱心) 熱 心
simp. (热心) 热 心

Pronunciation


Note: riag8 sim1 - Shantou.

Adjective

熱心

  1. enthusiastic

Synonyms

Verb

熱心

  1. to be enthusiastic in promoting
    熱心公益/热心公益  ―  rèxīn gōngyì  ―  to be enthusiastic in promoting the public good

Japanese

Kanji in this term
熱 心
ねつ > ねっ
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 熱 (netsu, “showing intense feeling”) + 心 (shin, “heart”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

熱(ねっ)心(しん) • (nesshin) ←ねつしん (netusin)?-na (adnominal 熱(ねっ)心(しん)な (nesshin na), adverbial 熱(ねっ)心(しん)に (nesshin ni))

  1. earnest, enthusiastic

Inflection

Noun

熱(ねっ)心(しん) • (nesshin) ←ねつしん (netusin)?

  1. enthusiasm, zeal, fervor, earnestness

Derived terms

  • 不(ふ)熱(ねっ)心(しん) (funesshin, “indifference, lack of enthusiasm”)
  • 研(けん)究(きゅう)熱(ねっ)心(しん) (kenkyū nesshin, “of inquiring mind, eager to study”)
  • 熱(ねっ)心(しん)家(か) (nesshinka)

Verb

熱(ねっ)心(しん)する • (nesshin suru) ←ねつしん (netusin)?suru (stem 熱(ねっ)心(しん)し (nesshin shi), past 熱(ねっ)心(しん)した (nesshin shita))

  1. to be enthusiastic

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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