熱気(ねっき)

ねっき
noun
heat; hot air; fervor
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1. heat; hot air; warm atmosphere
Physically hot air or the sensation of intense heat in a space. Composed of 熱 (heat) + 気 (air, atmosphere).
部屋(へや)に熱気(ねっき)がこもっている。
The room is stuffy with heat.
工場(こうじょう)の中(なか)はすごい熱気(ねっき)だった。
It was incredibly hot inside the factory.
厨房(ちゅうぼう)から熱気(ねっき)が漏(も)れてきて、廊下(ろうか)まで暑(あつ)かった。
Heat was leaking from the kitchen, making the hallway hot too.
2. fervor; excitement; enthusiasm
The excited, charged atmosphere of a crowd or event. Used figuratively to describe the passionate energy at concerts, sports events, political rallies, and similar gatherings.
会場(かいじょう)は熱気(ねっき)に包(つつ)まれていた。
The venue was wrapped in excitement.
ライブの熱気(ねっき)がすごかった。
The energy at the live concert was incredible.
選挙(せんきょ)前(まえ)の演説(えんぜつ)会場(かいじょう)は、支持者(しじしゃ)たちの熱気(ねっき)であふれていた。
The pre-election rally venue was overflowing with the fervor of supporters.

Usage

The figurative sense (fervor, excitement) is very common in news reporting and descriptions of large events. 熱気(ねっき)に包(つつ)まれる (to be wrapped in excitement) is a particularly common set phrase.

Common collocations

  • 熱気(ねっき)に包(つつ)まれる (to be enveloped in excitement)
  • 熱気(ねっき)がこもる (heat builds up — physical)
  • 熱気(ねっき)があふれる (to overflow with excitement)
  • 熱気(ねっき)球(きゅう) (hot air balloon)
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Added 2026.3.10 15:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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