熱意

ねつい · netsui · JLPT N1 · noun

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🔥 熱 = heat + 意 = will, so 熱意 is heat of will: zeal

熱 (netsu) means heat or fever, and 意 (i) means intention or will. Put them together and you get a burning will, which is zeal or enthusiasm.

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