Keyword
heat
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1634
Readings
ねつ
(45%)
あつ
(37%)
ねっ
(16%)
Composed of
earth
legs
earth
circle
fire sparks
Mnemonic

A circular pot made out of clay (which is why both the top and the bottom is made out of earth) with a pair of yummy chicken legs inside, and the whole thing is heated with fire from the bottom. Because you need a lot of heat to cook a chicken!

Used in vocabulary (419 in total)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
Examples (200 in total)
It's not so hot anymore.
The water was hot.
I've got a 38.9 degree fever.