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.

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)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.4.4 11:26
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