加熱|かねつkanetsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbheating; application of heat
Conjugation
Dictionary form加熱する(かねつする)
Polite (masu)加熱します(かねつします)
Negative (nai)加熱しない(かねつしない)
polite (masen)加熱しません(かねつしません)
classical zu / nu加熱せず・加熱せぬ(かねつせず・かねつせぬ)
Past (ta)加熱した(かねつした)
polite (mashita)加熱しました(かねつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)加熱しなかった(かねつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)加熱しませんでした(かねつしませんでした)
Te form加熱して(かねつして)
Potential加熱できる(かねつできる)
Passive加熱される(かねつされる)
Causative加熱させる(かねつさせる)
Causative passive加熱させられる(かねつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)加熱すれば(かねつすれば)
tara加熱したら(かねつしたら)
Volitional加熱しよう(かねつしよう)
polite (mashou)加熱しましょう(かねつしましょう)
Imperative加熱しろ(かねつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related温めるあたためるNeutralWarms something to a moderate, comfortable heat, as in 「ご飯を温める」; the everyday choice. 「加熱」 sounds more like cooking instructions or scientific prose.
  • Related熱するねっするWrittenHeats something to a high temperature, as in 「鍋を熱する」; can also mean getting worked up. A written/formal word; 「加熱」 is the usual term in food and industrial contexts.
  • Related加温かおんNeutralRaising the temperature of something, typically greenhouses, water or liquids. Less common than 「加熱」, which also covers heating food for cooking.
  • Antonym冷却れいきゃくNeutralThe opposite of 「加熱」: cooling something down. Also used figuratively for conflicts or relationships cooling off.

Use 「加熱」 for heating food or substances, especially in cooking instructions and technical contexts. For gently warming food in daily speech say 「温める」; for heating something very hot, 「熱する」; for greenhouses or liquids, 「加温」. The opposite is 「冷却」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 熱ねつを加くわえ、熱あつくすること。
Kanji in this word
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