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熱い

あつい

hot (things, touch)

Mnemonic

An hour of fire under that bowl. The soup goes in and comes straight back out again, and the spoon goes down. Ah, Sue あつい, that is hot: あつい.

Worth knowing

熱い is hot to the touch. 暑い あつい is hot weather, same reading and a different kanji. 熱 ねつ on its own is a fever.

Built from

heat, fever
灬 fire down at the bottom, the same four dots as 然. Whatever is sitting above them is getting it.

Words sharing these kanji

fever

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