灼熱|しゃくねつshakunetsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbbecoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning heat
    灼熱しゃくねつの太陽たいようで体からだが焦こげるほどだった。↗
    The scorching sun grilled us.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 焼やけて熱あつくなること。焼やいて熱あつくすること。
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