(へいねつ)

へいねつ
noun
normal body temperature
1. normal body temperature
A person's normal, baseline body temperature when healthy, typically around 36-37°C.
平熱(へいねつ)(もど)った。
My temperature went back to normal.
(わたし)平熱(へいねつ)は36.2()です。
My normal body temperature is 36.2 degrees.
(くすり)()んだら(ねつ)()がって平熱(へいねつ)になった。
After taking medicine, my fever went down and returned to normal.

FORMATION:
(へい) (normal, ordinary) + (ねつ) (heat, temperature).

USAGE:
Commonly used in medical and everyday health contexts. In Japan, body temperature is measured in Celsius. Normal temperature (平熱(へいねつ)) is generally considered to be around 36°C to 37°C.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 平熱(へいねつ)(もど)る (to return to normal temperature)
  • 平熱(へいねつ)より(たか)い (higher than normal temperature)

CONTRAST:

  • 高熱(こうねつ) (high fever)
  • 微熱(びねつ) (slight fever)
  • 発熱(はつねつ) (onset of fever)