灼熱|しゃくねつshakunetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbbecoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning heat
- no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbburning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 灼熱する(しゃくねつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 灼熱します(しゃくねつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 灼熱しない(しゃくねつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 灼熱しません(しゃくねつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 灼熱せず・灼熱せぬ(しゃくねつせず・しゃくねつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 灼熱した(しゃくねつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 灼熱しました(しゃくねつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 灼熱しなかった(しゃくねつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 灼熱しませんでした(しゃくねつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 灼熱して(しゃくねつして) |
| Potential | 灼熱できる(しゃくねつできる) |
| Passive | 灼熱される(しゃくねつされる) |
| Causative | 灼熱させる(しゃくねつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 灼熱させられる(しゃくねつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 灼熱すれば(しゃくねつすれば) |
| tara | 灼熱したら(しゃくねつしたら) |
| Volitional | 灼熱しよう(しゃくねつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 灼熱しましょう(しゃくねつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 灼熱しろ(しゃくねつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related白熱はくねつNeutralWhite heat; also a discussion reaching fever pitch. Stresses hitting a climax and is used more figuratively than 「灼熱」.
- Antonym極寒ごっかんWrittenExtreme, severe cold; midwinter. The exact opposite of the scorching heat of 「灼熱」; found mainly in written prose.
- Antonym寒冷かんれいWrittenCold, chilliness; a written word, frequently met in compounds such as 「寒冷地」. Stands opposite the burning heat of 「灼熱」.
Use 「灼熱」 for fierce, scorching heat — the blazing sun, a desert — as in 「灼熱の太陽」. For a heated discussion reaching its climax, use 「白熱」. The opposite of 「灼熱」 is 「極寒」.
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