1.
flushing; hot flush; burning sensation in the body
A sensation of warmth or heat in the body, especially the face, caused by bathing, exercise, embarrassment, fever, alcohol, or hormonal changes.
顔の火照りが引かない。
The flushing in my face won't go away.
お風呂上がりの火照りを冷ますために窓を開けた。
I opened the window to cool down the flush from getting out of the bath.
緊張で体に火照りを感じながらも、なんとかスピーチを最後までやり遂げた。
While feeling a burning flush throughout my body from nervousness, I managed to get through the speech to the end.
The noun form of the verb 火照る (to feel hot, to flush). Describes a warm or burning sensation in the body, especially the face, from heat, embarrassment, fever, or physical exertion.
USAGE:
- Most commonly refers to the face flushing red and feeling hot
- Can be caused by bathing, exercise, embarrassment, alcohol, fever, or hormonal changes
- Often written in hiragana as ほてり, especially in medical contexts
- Common in health and beauty contexts (e.g., menopausal hot flashes)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 顔の火照り: facial flushing
- 火照りを感じる: to feel a flush
- 火照りが引く: the flush subsides
- 火照りを冷ます: to cool down the flush
- 体の火照り: body flush
SIMILAR WORDS:
- のぼせ: rush of blood to the head, dizziness from heat — related but implies feeling dizzy or lightheaded
- 紅潮: blushing, flushing red — focuses on the visible redness rather than the sensation
- 熱てり: same word, sometimes written with this kanji — interchangeable