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)
simp. (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
ねつ > ねっ
Grade: 4
しん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From (netsu, showing intense feeling) + (shin, heart).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ねっ)(しん) • (nesshinねつしん (netusin)?-na (adnominal (ねっ)(しん) (nesshin na), adverbial (ねっ)(しん) (nesshin ni))

  1. earnest, enthusiastic

Inflection

Noun

(ねっ)(しん) • (nesshinねつしん (netusin)?

  1. enthusiasm, zeal, fervor, earnestness

Derived terms

  • ()(ねっ)(しん) (funesshin, indifference, lack of enthusiasm)
  • (けん)(きゅう)(ねっ)(しん) (kenkyū nesshin, of inquiring mind, eager to study)
  • (ねっ)(しん)() (nesshinka)

Verb

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

  1. to be enthusiastic

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

熱心 • (yeolsim) (hangeul 열심)

  1. hanja form? of 열심 (dedication; diligence)