熱量(ねつりょう)

ねつりょう
noun
caloric value; amount of heat; thermal energy
1. caloric value; amount of heat; thermal energy
Scientific and nutritional term
この食品(しょくひん)の熱量(ねつりょう)は高(たか)い。
This food has a high caloric value.
一日(いちにち)に必要(ひつよう)な熱量(ねつりょう)は約(やく)2000キロカロリーだ。
The necessary caloric intake per day is about 2000 kilocalories.
燃料(ねんりょう)の熱量(ねつりょう)を測定(そくてい)する実験(じっけん)を行(おこな)った。
We conducted an experiment to measure the heat energy of the fuel.
2. passion; enthusiasm; energy
Figurative: intensity of feeling or effort
���(かれ)の熱量(ねつりょう)がすごい。
His passion is incredible.
ファンの熱量(ねつりょう)が会場(かいじょう)を包(つつ)んだ。
The fans' enthusiasm filled the venue.
彼女(かのじょ)は仕事(しごと)に対(たい)する熱量(ねつりょう)が誰(だれ)よりも高(たか)い。
Her passion for work is higher than anyone else's.

Literally "amount of heat." In scientific and nutritional contexts, refers to thermal energy or caloric content. In modern colloquial Japanese, increasingly used figuratively to describe someone's passion or enthusiasm.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 熱量(ねつりょう)が高(たか)い: high in calories; high in passion
  • 熱量(ねつりょう)が低(ひく)い: low in calories; lacking enthusiasm
  • 総(そう)熱量(ねつりょう): total caloric value
  • 摂取(せっしゅ)熱量(ねつりょう): caloric intake

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • カロリー: calorie — the loanword, more common in everyday food/diet discussions
  • 情熱(じょうねつ): passion — the standard word for emotional passion or fervor
  • 熱意(ねつい): enthusiasm/eagerness — more formal, used in business and academic contexts
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