情 熱(じょうねつ)

じょうねつ

noun

passion

literaryemotion

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.

情熱(じょうねつ) refers to intense passion or fervor directed toward something. Composed of 情(じょう) (emotion) + 熱(ねつ) (heat). Stronger and more emotional than 熱意(ねつい) (enthusiasm).

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(じょうねつ)を傾(かたむ)ける: to devote one's passion to

Derived form

情熱的(じょうねつてき)（な）: passionate (na-adjective). 情熱的(じょうねつてき)な演奏(えんそう) (a passionate performance).

Similar words

熱意(ねつい): enthusiasm, zeal (more controlled, less emotional)
熱情(ねつじょう): passionate emotion (literary)
熱中(ねっちゅう): being absorbed in something
意欲(いよく): motivation, eagerness (more practical)

Related Words

Synonym: 熱意(ねつい) (enthusiasm, eagerness)

Compare: 熱中(ねっちゅう) (being absorbed in something)

Compare: 意欲(いよく) (motivation, eagerness)

Compare: 熱愛(ねつあい) (passionate love)

Compare: 熱量(ねつりょう) (caloric value)

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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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