情熱(じょうねつ)

じょうねつ
noun
passion
1. passion, fervor, enthusiasm
Strong and barely controllable emotion; intense enthusiasm or dedication to something.
情熱(じょうねつ)を燃(も)やす。
To burn with passion.
情熱(じょうねつ)を持(も)って仕事(しごと)に取(と)り組(く)む。
To approach work with passion.
彼(かれ)は音楽(おんがく)に情熱(じょうねつ)を注(そそ)いでいる。
He pours his passion into music.
若(わか)い頃(ころ)の情熱(じょうねつ)を忘(わす)れてはいけない。
You shouldn't forget the passion of your youth.
彼女(かのじょ)は教育(きょういく)に対(たい)する情熱(じょうねつ)を持(も)ち続(つづ)け、30年間(ねんかん)教壇(きょうだん)に立(た)ってきた。
She has maintained her passion for education and has stood at the podium for 30 years.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 情熱(じょうねつ)を注(そそ)ぐ (to pour one's passion into)
  • 情熱(じょうねつ)を持(も)つ (to have passion)
  • 情熱(じょうねつ)を燃(も)やす (to burn with passion)
  • 情熱的(じょうねつてき) (passionate - adjective form)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 熱意(ねつい) - enthusiasm, zeal (more controlled)
  • 熱情(ねつじょう) - passionate emotion (literary)

Related Words

Related: 熱意(ねつい) (enthusiasm)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.3.7 13:46
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