熱心

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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

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)